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Current UK procurement expenditure is estimated at £125bn.

  • There are 644 local authorities with average budgets of £400m throughout the UK.


  • The London 2012 Olympics will be undertaking major procurement from now up to and beyond 2012.


  • Delivering the Games will require goods, products & services from an enormous range of firms, such as yours.

  • SOCIAL PROTECTION -       £140bn

  • HOUSING & ENVIRONMENT -     £16bn

  • PUBLIC ORDER & SAFETY -            £29bn

  • INDUSTRTY, AGRICULTURE,
    EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING -               £19bn
  • DEFENCE -          £27bn

  • EDUCATION -          £64bn

  • HEALTH -                            £82bn

  • PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES - £22bn

  • TRANSPORT -                                 £18bn
  • over £15 billion a year on buying goods, products and services
  • local government spends £42 billion a year,
  • the National Health Service spends £11 billion a year
  • the Ministry of Defence spends £10 billion a year.

Current predictions are that procurement expenditure will increase to £125 billion and this figure may well be exceeded because of London 2012.
(Source: Government Reports)
EU Threshold Directives 2006

In line with the EU Public Procurement Directive and Regulations 40 and 41 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, public authorities are required to provide annual statistics on contracts awarded.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 can be found on the OGC website

The following breakdown for each contract awarded by each public authority is required.

The importance of Presentation and the Quality of the Content are vital and must be stressed The Gateshead Regional Portal procurement advisory services team explain the importance of presentation when bidding for public sector work.
The Environment & Public Procurement
  • Integration of Environmental Consideration into Public Procurement, Guidance Note 02/06
  • Procurement of Fair Trade Products and the guides for TfCTs/SEEs can be found on the CPD website
  • CPD website PPPB is also currently developing guidance,
  • in conjunction with the Equality Commission,
  • to supplement Guidance Note 02/04 and guidance in relation to the procurement of timber products.
  • Open               (O)

  • Restricted     (R)

  • Competitive Dialogue    (CD)

  • Negotiated    (N)


  • Justification for Competitive Dialogue or

  • Negotiated Procedure

  • Supplier Nationality
    •
If appropriate the reason why the contract did not include the Equality of Opportunity Contract Condition Total number of contracts that did not include the Equality of Opportunity Contract Condition and the reasons why.

To find London 2012 Olympic procurement opportunities
Below the Threshold
  • Total value of contracts awarded:
  • For (a) Supplies, (b) Services and (c) Works; and
  • To (a) TfCTs (b) SEEs or (c) VOCs
  • Total number of contracts awarded:
  • For (a) Supplies, (b) Services and (c) Works; and
  • To (a) TfCTs, (b) SEEs and (c) VOCs
Above the Threshold
  • Contract Title
  • Supplies, Services or Works Contract

  • TfCT, SEE, VOC

  • Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) Code

  • Contract Value

  • Award Procedure:


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