Harrogate Borough Council

 
 

Procurement Enquiry

Want to know more about selling to the Council?  Use the Procurement Enquiry Form to contact us.

Related Documents (Procurement)

Use the links below to download copies of our key procurement documents:

External Links (Procurement)

Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEC) website
Provides a gateway to specialised resources on business opportunities and tender notices.

Constructionline website
Compiles a UK Register of local and national pre-qualified construction and construction related services (used by Harrogate Borough Council to identify suppliers for construction services)

Supply2.gov.uk
Government-backed initiative to promote lower value contract opportunities to all types of business.

 

Business Contact

Got a comment or query about the business section of our website?

Email, using the Economic Development Unit's online enquiry form, or phone:

01423 799149 Office Hours (8.30 - 5.00pm)

Or write to:
Economic Development Unit
Department of Development Services
Knapping Mount
Harrogate
HG1 2AE
     

Quick Links

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Opportunities For Contractors - What We Do

Selling to the Council

Harrogate Borough Council currently spends just over £13 million annually on goods, works and services. Around 20% (£2.6 million) of this is already let through competitive long term contracts.  We are keen to ensure that local businesses are aware and able to tender for Harrogate Borough Council contracts.  However,we need to put this into perspective, As a District Council we do not provide education or social services. In fact, the seven District Councils in North Yorkshire (out of 22 in the Yorkshire and Humber Region) only account for 2% of total regional procurement spend. Therefore there are also further opportunities for local businesses to tender for contracts with other local authorities in the region.
 
The Council does not have a centralised Procurement Department whose responsibility is to negotiate and let contracts or make purchases on the Council's behalf. Instead responsibility for procuring goods and services is devolved to individual Heads of Services, except in the following areas where we have framework agreements in place.

There is also additional specialist procurement including construction and planned maintenance. Please click on the following links for further information.

Department of Community Services - Housing

Department of Development Services - Property Management

 

The Council recently renewed all Council signs following the corporate restructure, therefore there will be limited procurement in this area in 2008.

 
If you have a procurement query that does not concern one of the above areas of spend please fill in a Procurement Enquiry Form
 
A summary of key content is listed below, alternatively you can use the links on the left hand side of this page to browse the site.
 
 
 

Doing Business with Harrogate Borough Council

@UK plc Improvements To The Way We Do Business

Harrogate Borough Council along with the six other North Yorkshire Districts and North Yorkshire County Council are in the process of implementing an e-procurement strategy. This will enable our staff to electronically order the goods and services required for the day to day running of our services from our suppliers and will be our preferred method of doing business. The ordering system will be provided by our e-commerce partner @UK plc.

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Latest procurement news


Read the latest news stories about doing business with Harrogate Borough Council

 

What is procurement?

'Procurement' is a term that is widely used in local government and you may come across it in Council documents and information.  But what does it actually mean?  Follow the link below to find out more...
 
What is procurement?
 

Interested in procurement for construction services?

Find out how we compile our Standing Lists for construction services
 

Want to know more?

If you want to know more about selling to the Council please use the Procurement Enquiry Form to contact us.
Harrogate Borough Council, Council Offices, Crescent Gardens, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2SG, Tel: (01423) 500600