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Contract opportunities and commercial spend

Contract opportunities and commercial spend

View our current and past tender opportunities and access our online procurement portal.

Our online Procurement Portal

The Council procures a wide range of goods, services, and works to support its operations and deliver public services. This includes areas such as adult social care; children's services including education, early help, and social care; consultants and professional services; community equipment and maintenance; contractors for highways, buildings, and infrastructure projects; energy; facilities management; IT software and hardware; property management; public health services; transport; and waste management and disposal.

We publish all of our contract opportunities on our dedicated e-tendering platform. This includes both current tenders that are open for submission and previously awarded contracts, providing transparency around our procurement activity.

Whether you're a potential supplier looking to work with us, or a member of the public interested in how we commission goods, services, and works, our portal offers easy access to procurement information across the Council.

Click the link below to visit the platform, where you can register your organisation, express interest in opportunities and submit tenders securely. The ‘contracts’ tab shows all of the contracts we have previously let.

Procurement Pipeline and transparency notices

As part of our commitment to transparency and strategic planning, we publish a forward-looking Procurement Pipeline outlining anticipated contracting opportunities across the Council. This helps suppliers prepare for upcoming tenders and supports early market engagement.

In addition, we publish statutory notices - including planned procurements, contract awards, and modifications on the UK Government’s Central Digital Platform, in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.

Use the links below to:

View our Procurement Pipeline (Excel)

Access published UK1 Notices and other procurement notices on the Central Digital Platform (formerly known as the Find a Tender Service).

These resources are regularly updated and support our aim of fair, open, and effective procurement across all Council services.

 

Transparency and notices

We publish all formal procurement notices, such as contract opportunities, award notices, and contract changes on the Central Digital Platform, the UK Government’s portal for public procurement.

This ensures openness and accountability in how we spend public funds.

Prompt Payment Performance

2025

Under the Government's Prompt Payment Policy, it is now a requirement for public sector bodies including local authorities to publish annual payment performance data. This consists of; Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days; The amount of interest paid to suppliers due to late payment; and the amount of interest the local authority was liable to pay i.e. whether paid or not.

Number of invoices processed 61,424
Number of invoices paid over 30 days 1,299
Percentage of invoices paid over 30 days 2.11%
Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days 97.89%
Interest paid to suppliers for late payment £0
Potential liability on interest for late payment £23,496.26

2024

Under the Government's Prompt Payment Policy, it is now a requirement for public sector bodies including local authorities to publish annual payment performance data. This consists of; Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days; The amount of interest paid to suppliers due to late payment; and the amount of interest the local authority was liable to pay i.e. whether paid or not.

Number of invoices processed 69,458
Number of invoices paid over 30 days 945
Percentage of invoices paid over 30 days 1.36%
Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days 98.64%
Interest paid to suppliers for late payment £0
Potential liability on interest for late payment £65,812.05

2023

Under the Government's Prompt Payment Policy, it is now a requirement for public sector bodies including local authorities to publish annual payment performance data. This consists of; Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days; The amount of interest paid to suppliers due to late payment; and the amount of interest the local authority was liable to pay i.e. whether paid or not.

Number of invoices processed 71,774
Number of invoices paid over 30 days 1,751
Percentage of invoices paid over 30 days 2.43%
Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days 97.57%
Interest paid to suppliers for late payment £0
Potential liability on interest for late payment £71,761.20

2021

Under the Government's Prompt Payment Policy, it is now a requirement for public sector bodies including local authorities to publish annual payment performance data. This consists of; Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days; The amount of interest paid to suppliers due to late payment; and the amount of interest the local authority was liable to pay i.e. whether paid or not.

Number of invoices processed 54,612
Number of invoices paid over 30 days 834
Percentage of invoices paid over 30 days 1.53%
Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days 98.47%
Interest paid to suppliers for late payment £0
Potential liability on interest for late payment £16,613.24

2020

Under the Government's Prompt Payment Policy, it is now a requirement for public sector bodies including local authorities to publish annual payment performance data. This consists of; Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days; The amount of interest paid to suppliers due to late payment; and the amount of interest the local authority was liable to pay i.e. whether paid or not.

Number of invoices processed 168,665
Number of invoices paid over 30 days 988
Percentage of invoices paid over 30 days 0.59%
Percentage of invoices paid within 30 days 99.41%
Interest paid to suppliers for late payment £0
Potential liability on interest for late payment £29,446.90

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