Welcome to ‘doing business with the Council’
This section will give you guidance on how you can become a supplier to the Council, details of our contracts and current tender opportunities.
The Authority has a devolved procurement structure and as such the sourcing, tendering and purchasing, of goods and services are decentralised. Cheshire does not operate an approved supplier list; however some services do operate select lists.
If you are a contractor wishing to be considered for the following please contact the appropriate service specific procurement contacts.
The Authority has to follow its Financial procedure rules which regulate how it conducts its business. In addition as a public sector body we are bound by the EU Procurement Directives for those contracts exceeding the thresholds above which we are obliged to publicly advertise our contracts throughout the European Union.
Purchases below £50,000
The Council requires at least 3 competitive quotations.
Purchases above £50,000
Tenders will be advertised on the tender opportunities section. The Council will carry out a rigorous tendering process and if the value exceeds the current EU thresholds will be in accordance with European Procurement Rules.
Large volume, low price consumables e.g. stationery, paper and educational supplies are purchased by CBS Supplies and held in a Central Stores in Runcorn. They too will purchase within the same rules and process.
How to sell to Cheshire County Council ‘a sellers guide’We have produced a selling to guide which has been written primarily for Small and Medium Enterprises in Cheshire, who are interested in providing goods and services for Cheshire County Council.
The aim of the Guide is to provide you with some basic information on doing business with us.
We hope you find this guide useful. More detailed information can be obtained by contacting the officers detailed on the tender opportunities page.
Details of current tender opportunities with a value of £50,000 or more can be found here giving contact details of the Officer responsible. Tenders with a value that exceeds the current EU threshold will also be advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union
Contracts register
The contracts register details all current contracts and contracts placed this year with a value above £50,000
Payment to Suppliers
Automated payment direct into your bank account (e.g. payment by BACS - Banker Automated Clearing Services) is the Council's preferred method of payment as it is cost effective, efficient and secure. To apply for payment by BACS please send the following information on your company or organisation’s letterhead, signed and dated by an authorised officer to:
Payments Section
County Finance Office
Cheshire County Council
County Hall
Chester
CH1 1SG
Please note: if you are a private individual then please send a letter containing the required information. If required, further guidance can be obtained from Payments Helpdesk on 01244 973219. |