Regulations

We have to follow particular regulations when buying goods, works and services to ensure fair competition, integrity and value for money. These cover how we advertise and tender.

Legislative requirements

These state that if a contract exceeds the relevant UK thresholds (works £5,336,937 (inc VAT) or services £213,477 (inc VAT)) we normally have to advertise on the Government's Find A Tender website, inviting expressions of interest to tender. There are also legislative requirements that set the timescales we have to follow. These rules aim to ensure open and non-discriminatory competition. Find out more about the UK and European rules from BIP Solutions website. This website also has other useful information about doing business with the public sector and guidance on how to make the most of opportunities

Council contract standing orders

These regulate how we conduct our business and anyone employed by the council must conform to them. They set out the procedures for advertising, evaluating and letting contracts of different value and can be viewed on our Constitution webpage under 4.151.