Procurement and Selling to the Council

Last updated: 13/03/2012 Add to My Bookmarks Subscribe

Cornwall Council spent £436 million during 2010/11 Financial Year on a diverse range of goods, works and services from 11,294 external suppliers.

The Council purchases everything from pencils to social care to waste management and the approach taken to this spending has a significant impact on the community and our own resources.

Naturally many organisations will want to sell goods, works and services to Cornwall Council. We also recognise that there are barriers facing Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations when endeavouring to win business with the Council and therefore have put together a Supplier tendering toolkit. This will assist suppliers by:

• Outlining the rules that we must follow
• Explaining where to find details of opportunities
• Explaining how to tender for our business, including helpful tips
• Explaining what is expected of our suppliers

Links to other useful information can be found below:

• Corporate Procurement Unit 
• Our Approach to Small and Local Business
• Equality and Diversity in Procurement
• Sustainable Procurement
• Contract Procedure Rules
• CC Standard Terms and Conditions (for Goods and Services under £10,000)
• Cornwall Councils Health and Safety Policy

Preferred payment terms for SME's

Cornwall Council is offering small and medium enterprise suppliers preferred payment terms. Please see the preferred payment application form for more details. 

Health and Safety Accredited Suppliers List

If you would like to be included on the Council’s Health and Safety Accredited list please contact Sally Woollacott on 01872 32 2420 or email Corporate Procurement on procurement@cornwall.gov.uk.

Free public procurement course for businesses

The Government has launched an on-line public procurement course - Winning the Contract.  This is a free resource to help businesses learn about public procurement and how to bid for public sector contracts. The course is available on the Business Link Course webpage.

Business support

The Council works in close partnership with many business support agencies across Cornwall, to ensure that information, advice and guidance is available to help your business when you need it, whether you are just starting out, growing your business, relocating to Cornwall or running a social enterprise or charitable organisation. Visit the Council's Help for businesses page for more information.

Help from Business Link in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

There is a wide range of information on all aspects of public sector procurement available on the Business Link in the South West website.