Procurement

Contract and tender expenditure - new transparency  requirements

The Government's Transparency agenda encourages local authorities to make data openly available to the public. In particular local authorities have been encouraged to publish details of expenditure over £500 including tenders, contracts and actual payments from 1 January 2011.   

The council therefore intends to publish all relevant non tender and contract expenditure over £500, and all permitted tender and contract documents for expenditure more than £156,000, from January 2011.  

This position will be reviewed in the coming months and consideration will be given to increasing the scope of publication as appropriate.

Procurement in Brent

It is recognised that the procurement of goods, works and services can have a major impact on many aspects of life in Brent, including the environment, social factors and the local economic climate.

Our procurement strategy ensures we obtain maximum benefits from our spending whilst minimising any negative impact.

Our strategy also ensures that all our procurement is carried out in compliance with the rules and regulations governing public procurement.

Our contracts database lists current contracts at Brent and gives an indication of when this contract may come up for re-bid.

Our doing business with Brent guide helps businesses understand how best to prepare themselves to do business with us.