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What we need and what we buy
What we need and what we buy
We buy a wide range of goods, works and services every year. These range from tissues to tarmac, books to buildings, locksmiths to legal advice and cleaners to consultants.
Listed below are examples of some of the goods, services and works we frequently purchase.
You can view our current tenders on the tender opportunities page and upcoming tender opportunities planned over the next 2 years on the forthcoming tenders page.
Corporate contracts
We have a number of corporate contracts and supplies arrangements for goods or services which are used commonly throughout the council (e.g. for stationery). All council departments are required to use these corporate contracts. Further information can be found within the Corporate contracts page.
Corporate contracts are marked with an asterisk (*)in the list below.
Goods
- Office furniture*
- Domestic furniture*
- Cleaning materials
- Protective clothing
- Desktop hardware and software*
- Computer consumables*
- General electrical including white goods (cookers, fridges, microwaves etc)
- Mobile phones*
- Stationery and paper*
- Vehicles (hire)*
Services
- Printing and reprographics *
- Catering (school meals, meals on wheels)
- Grounds maintenance
- Refuse collection, recycling, street cleansing
- Estate cleaning
- Building maintenance
- Security
- Building cleaning *
- CCTV monitoring
- Passenger transport
- Legal services contracts for various types of specialist legal work
Works
- Civil engineering works
- Building and associated works contracts (Housing, Schools and Public Buildings)
There is a link below to the London Contracts Register. On this site you can see the information on current contracts that have a total value of more than £50,000. This list includes the supplier's details, the name of the contract, annual value and when the arrangement expires.