Information for Suppliers

Procurement Information for Suppliers

Procurement

Welcome to our procurement website. Its purpose is to provide current and prospective suppliers with the basic information they need to deal with London Borough of Enfield Council. 

Procurement can be defined as 'the end to end process to prepare for and acquire or commission goods, works and/or services on the best possible terms, in the right quantity and quality, at the right time, in the right place for the direct or indirect benefit or use of the Council and its taxpayers of Enfield by means of a contract'.

Procurement decisions are important because we have a duty to maximise Value for Money in providing high-quality services to our community. The Council's reputation must also be protected from any allegation of dishonesty or corruption in spending public money.

 

Procurement Structure

The Council operates a devolved procurement function.
Service Departments are principally responsible for day-to-day procurement, including:

• Tenders, Requests for Quotations and sourcing
• raising purchase orders (POs) and resolving invoice queries
• managing contracts and suppliers

The Corporate Procurement Team supports Service Departments in securing best value from their procurement activity, and will also:

• manage certain corporate contracts
• provide management information on procurement expenditure and contractual commitments
• analyse our procurement activity and identify potential cost and efficiency savings
• oversee development of procurement systems so as to increase efficiency and stimulate competition for Council business
• develop the Council's procurement strategy, policies and procedures 
   

Further Information

If you are already in touch with the Council, please direct any specific enquiries to your current contacts. A list of Service Department contacts will be placed on the site in due course.
 
Enquiries of a general nature, or relating to this website, should be directed to:
corporate.procurement@enfield.gov.uk

The governments free online course 'Winning the Contract', helps businesses to learn about public procurement and how to bid for public sector contracts. It is available on the Business Link website at http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/procurement