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LINKS
- Tenders electronic daily
Tenders electronic daily - the on-line version of the supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union
- SIMAP
SIMAP - for information on public sector electronic procurement
- Business Information Solutions
Business Information Solutions Ltd provides public sector contract information
- Tenders
Tenders is a searchable database of European public sector contracts
- Tenders direct
Tenders direct is a searchable database of public sector contracts
- Office for Government Commerce
The Government's procurement website provided by the Office for Government Commerce
- Business Link
Business Link provides information and guidance on running your business
- OGC Buying Solutions
OGC Buying Solutions
- Supply 2 Gov.
Supply 2 Gov.
- Tender Match
Tender Match
- Contrax Weekly
Contrax Weekly
- MoD Contracts
MoD Contracts
- DCI Contracts
DCI Contracts
- Construction Online
Construction Online
- http://www.cips.org
- http://www.nearbuyou.co.uk
- http://www.in-tendhost.com
- Lancaster City Council
Link to Lancaster City Council Procurement website
- LCC Procurement Site
Lancashire County Council Procurement Site
- Preston City Council
Preston City Council Procurement Site
- Blackpool BC
Blackpool Borough Council Procurement Site
- Burnley BC
Burnley Borough Council Procurement Site
- Blackburn with Darwen BC
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Procurement Site
- My Tenders
A free to register website to search for contract opportunities from the public sector.
- Lancashire County Council - Social Services
Contracting is a key activity of social care services and contract processes contribute to the broader "commissioning" activity of the council by specifying, securing and monitoring services to ensure that they meet the assessed needs and expectations of the community.
- NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency
The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency website.
- The Learning and Skills Council
The Learning and Skills Council exists to make England better skilled and more competitive
- Northwest Food Alliance
Northwest Food Alliance Agency identified the Agri-Food and Drink Sector.
- NHS North West
NHS North West was established on 1st July 2006 as part of the move by the Department of Health to strengthen primary care trusts and in particular, the ability of GPs to directly commission or purchase health care services on behalf of their patients.
- Northwest NHS Suppliers Bureau
The Northwest NHS Suppliers Bureau project will enable small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as other organisations, to be more successful in accessing local NHS contracts.
- The Prime Minister announced a new Office of the Third Sector in May 2006
Ed Miliband was appointed as the new Minister for the Third Sector, working in the Cabinet Office to Hilary Armstrong, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
- Defra UK – Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative
Provides useful information on tendering to a public sector body.
- DTI Public Sector Procurement Toolkit for Social Enterprises
DTI Public Sector Procurement Toolkit for Social Enterprises
- Yorkshire and the Humber Centre of Excellence (YHCoE),
Designed to give you (suppliers, contractors, consultants, service providers, etc.) the information you need to be able to trade more easily with the Councils in the region.
- Lancashire VCFS Consortium
Its aim is to establish a channel for strategic investment that will link VCF organisations to resource opportunities available at regional, national and European level.
- Community Futures
It is our role to develop and support balanced and sustainable communities in the sub region with our colleagues in the voluntary sector and in partnership with public and private organisations
- Department of Health
This section details how Department of Health goes about purchasing general goods and services.
- Social Enterprise Network
The Social Enterprise Network is the only national network for those with an interest in social enterprise and social entrepreneurship in health and care.
- Chorley Borough Council spends approximately 15 million (revenue and capital)
Chorley Borough Council spends approximately 15 million (revenue and capital) with the private sector each year, providing organisations of all sizes with a range of commercial opportunities.
- The North West Centre of Excellence
The North West Centre of Excellence is one of nine Regional Centres of Excellence created to support local authorities in delivering efficiencies and service improvements.
- NHS PASA an executive agency of the Department of Health
We work to ensure that the NHS in England makes the most effective use of its resources by getting the best possible value for money when purchasing goods and services.
- The Single Procurement Vision
The Single Procurement Vision is a major new initiative which will help Merseyside social enterprises and voluntary sector organisations - the third sector - to expand their trading activities to win and keep public sector contracts.
- Developing your commissioning strategies – a good practice guide to involving the VCFS sector.
The Guide is evidence of the positive recognition that the County Council has of the role that the VCFS can play in delivering the objectives of the Authority through commissioning services from the sector.
- Social Enterprise Action Plan
social enterprise action plan
- Local Government White Paper
Local govt white paper
- WHAT DOES A COMMISSIONING FRAMEWORK LOOK LIKE? A FRAMEWORK FOR DELIVERING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE
It has a simple checklist to complete to help the process. CSIP are able, through the local Social Care Change Agents and for a small charge, to offer support with the process should this be required. Support can be offered to an individual Local Authority and its partners, or to a group of Local Authorities in a region as indicated the attached documentation.
- Project 1: Support to a Local Authorities and its partners to develop a plan for delivering the future workforce.
Support to a Local Authorities and its partners to develop a plan for delivering the future workforce.
- Project 2: Support to groups of Local Authorities with a plan for delivering the future workforce.
Support to groups of Local Authorities with a plan for delivering the future workforce.
- Department of Health resource pack for Social Enterprises
With links and advice, it signposts you to further information on all aspects of procuring contracts with the NHS, from branding, to estates management, TUPE and much else. It is available to download from the North West NHS social enterprise programme website.
- Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Supplier Focused Website
A single point of access to guide you around commercial functions within the Department
- "The Chest"?
Brings together buyers and suppliers making it easier for buinesses to find out about sources of potential revenue and to grow and develop to the benefit of the local economy. Local Authorities in the North West spend between £6bn and £6.5bn each year on goods and services so they could provide long-term stability for local businesses. Browse the North West opportunities. Suppliers can register online and receive email updates on opportunities that match their capabilities.
- Make it Lancashire
This website is provided by the Lancashire Economic Partnership (LEP), and offers free and independent support on a wide range of business support services including business development, commercial property and financial assistance information.
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