Useful Links
BiP Solutions provides public sector contract
information and offers suppliers and buyers access to a database of
open contract opportunities including the Official Journal of the
European Union (OJEU). www.bipcontracts.co.uk
Central Buying Consortium is a local authority
buying consortium through which we can access a number of
contracts. www.cbconline.org.uk
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply is
the professional body that represents procurement in the public and
private sector. www.cips.org
Improvement and Development Agency (IdeA) exist
to transform the local government sector through a range of
improvement and development programmes. It aims to deliver
practical solutions to improve performance through sharing best
practises. www.idea.gov.uk
Office for Government Commerce (OGC) works with
central and local government to improve procurement and project and
programme management. It also works with suppliers to make the
government marketplace more efficient and attractive to business.
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Public Private Partnerships Programme (4ps) is
the local government project procurement agency. Its goal is to
lead the provision of project support and independent advisory
services to all local authorities in England and Wales to enable
them to improve their procurement capability, particularly for
large projects and partnerships. www.4ps.gov.uk
The Kent Connects Partnership (KPC) has been
formed to assist its partner's in delivering their e-government
strategies in line with the government policy. This includes
e-procurement. The KPC will implement a portal for people &
organisations across Kent who wish to access local authority
services by electronic means. www.kentconnects.com
The National Procurement Strategy was published
in 2003 and identifies ways in which Local Government can improve
procurement, and sets out a route map to improve service delivery,
as well as milestones for Councils to benchmark themselves against.
www.odpm.gov.uk
The South East Business Portal is designed to
allow the sharing of information about existing contracts and
forthcoming tendering opportunities across the South East Region.
www.businessportal.southeastiep.gov.uk
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Contact Procurement
Tel: 01304 872335
E-mail: procurement@dover.gov.uk
