Dundee City Council

 Invitation to Tender/Quote 

 For supplies, services and works contract opportunities, the Council requires to seek competition by either:- 

 Seeking competitive tenders or quotations (provided that these are not exempted on the grounds of e.g., special urgency or sole compatible supply);  

  or 

Using collaborative contracts which have also been duly advertised and tendered for competitively and set up by a central purchasing body (CPB) and are available for use by Dundee City Council. 

 Tayside Procurement Consortium (TPC), a shared services partnership amongst Angus, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross Councils in association with Tayside Contracts; 

Scotland Excel, the Scottish local authorities’ sector centre of procurement expertise; 

Scottish Procurement, the Scottish Government’s national centre of procurement expertise; and 

Crown Commercial Service the procurement arm of the Office of Government Commerce for UK government institutions generally. 

All Dundee City Council contracting opportunities outwith these above arrangements of a value of more than £50,000 for supplies, services or construction works are advertised on the Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) contracts advertising portal, offering a central point of access to information about tender opportunities and contract awards across the whole Scottish public sector.  

Opportunities with a value of less than £50,000 will be let through a competitive quotation process and will typically involve using Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) portal where the value is over £10,000. 

Setting Up a Supplier Profile Within Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) 

Registration is free and enables suppliers to receive automatic, free e-mail alerts for relevant contracting opportunities.   

It is recommended that suppliers establish a comprehensive ‘Supplier Profile’ within PCS, ensuring that they have selected their supplier classifications for all relevant areas of spend.  This will provide visibility, of the extent of their company offering, to public sector organisations such as Dundee City Council, who may be looking to source suppliers to quote for the provision of goods, services or works. 

Dundee City Council’s Buying Profile 

Further information on supplying to Dundee City Council can be found at:   

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00220 

You should type in ‘Dundee City Council’ as the ‘Buying Organisation’ in the search field. 

Dundee City Council’s Contract Register 

Details of the current contracts held by Dundee City Council are published on PCS and can be found here.  

Whether you're an existing enterprise looking for any kind of help or advice (eg funding, business advice, marketing etc), a business planning expansion or you're looking to invest in Dundee relocating to the area, the https://www.bgateway.com/local-offices/dundee/local-support  will provide you with relevant information 

Supplying To The Public Sector 

Further general information about supplying to the public sector is available through the Supplier Journey which is a Scottish Government web-based tool designed to help suppliers understand the public sector procurement process. When the public sector buys goods, works or services, it has to follow strict rules. This means that bidding for a public sector contract can seem complicated and time consuming. The Supplier Journey: 

• explains the process of awarding a public sector contract in straightforward terms; 
• sets out what buyers expect you to do at each stage in that process; 
• gives practical information on how you can find out about business opportunities, how to bid for business, and what to expect when delivering the contract; 
• tells you what support is available to help you win business, and what you can do if you are unsuccessful. 

 Procurement Legislation From 18 April 2016 

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