Procurement and doing business with the Council

Understanding Procurement

Blaby District Council is subject to UK public procurement law which governs how we buy goods, services and works. This means that any higher value goods, services and works that we buy must be subject to a competitive process, either in the form of a quotation or a tender exercise.

Our procurement processes are designed to ensure that we are able to demonstrate value for money. The way we advertise and the procurement process that we follow is determined by the estimated total contract value. Our procurement thresholds are set out in our Contract Procedure Rules, and are summarised below.

• Where the contract is valued below £20,000, Officers are required to seek at least one written quotation. Value for money remains a primary objective and so Officers may decide to seek more than one quotation to ensure that objective is achieved
• Where the contract is valued between £20,000 and £74,999 at least three written quotations must be obtained. Those quotations must be invited from identified suppliers as no procurement advertising can take place.
• For contracts valued between £75,000 and the current goods and services Public Procurement Threshold a tender process must be completed. This means that all interested suppliers are eligible to submit a Tender. The procurement must be advertised on Find a Tender Service and will be managed using an electronic tendering system.
• Contracts valued above the current relevant public procurement  Threshold will be procured in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.

Welland Procurement

The Council does not have an in house procurement service but is instead supported by Welland Procurement, a shared service hosted by Melton Borough Council.

Contracts Register

The Contracts Register is a record of the contracts we hold with a value of £5,000 or more. Details of the register can be found within our procurement portal, Proactis using the link below.

Electronic Tendering System

Contract opportunities valued above £75,000 will be run through the e-tendering portal Find a Tender Service. In order to participate in the tender process you must first be registered on the website.

Contract Procurement Rules

Contract Procedure Rules are part of our Constitution.

You can view our Contract Procedure Rules in the downloads panel below.