Useful Websites for Commissioning
Below is a list of websites that may be of use to local organisations wishing to find out about local tendering opportunities.
Bournemouth Borough Council
Bournemouth Borough Council Strategic Procurement Team web pages.
Information on current tenders and contracts within the Council. A glossary of terms and information on selling to the Council.
www.bournemouth.gov.uk/business/procurement/default.asp
Bournemouth Supporting People Team web pages
Information on the Supporting People programme, also current tendering opportunities.
www.bournemouth.gov.uk/Residents/supportingpeople/Tendering_Opportunities.asp
Dorset for You
Information on current contracts and tendering opportunities in Christchurch Borough Council, Dorset County Council, East Dorset District Council and West Dorset District Council.
http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=3479
Borough of Poole
Information on how to do business with the Council and their corporate procurement strategy. The procurement team are currently putting together a list of all current contracts which they will then put on their website along with new tendering opportunities. (Information correct Jan 09).
www.boroughofpoole.com/go.php?structureID=categories&ref=C464825CE96729
Bournemouth and Poole NHS PCT
Information on current procurements and future opportunities as well as policies and strategies.
www.bournemouthandpoole.nhs.uk/market-engagement-and-procurement/
Supplying the Southwest
This site is being used increasingly local Councils for advertising their contracts. Current used by Bournemouth Borough Council it is anticipatd that more will use the serive over time. You can register free of charge as a supplier in order to receive e-mail notifications of tenders in the categories you are interested in.
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Supply to Gov
This is the only official Government lower-value (typically below £100,000) contract opportunity portal, created by the Government to provide small businesses with access to lower-value public sector contracts.
Dorset Police and Dorset Fire & Rescue Service
These agencies advertise via www.bluelight.gov.uk
Official Journal of the European Union
Contracts exceeding the threshold for the European Public Procurement Directives.
TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) is the online version of the 'Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union', dedicated to European public procurement.
http://ted.eur-op.eu.int/Exec?Template=TED/editorial_page.htm&DataFlow=ShowPage.dfl&StatLang=EN
