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Doing business with the Board This section provides you with information about how the Board buys goods and services.
Outline policy and procedure, including contract terms and conditions The Board is committed to the concept of best value procurement and continuous improvement. All purchasing activities will be carried out in a professional and ethical manner, incorporating a high standard of transparency, fairness and accountability. The Board will actively encourage Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME) to do business with us and is committed to the development and promotion of equality of opportunity for all. In addition, issues of sustainability and corporate social responsibility will be considered within the procurement process. The Board's Procurement Strategy makes specific reference to Small & Medium Enterprises (SME's), and the need to remove barriers to participation in Public procurement. To this end the Board actively encourages SME's in it's procurement activities by ensuring proportionality of supplier size and contract value, do not play a disproportionate role in the award evaluation. ALL purchasing activities within the board must meet the requirements, as applicable, contained within:
Fair and Transparent Competition All non-pay procurement will be undertaken through fair and transparent competition. This avoids the suggestion of favouritism, the encouragement of monopoly, or any arrangement that might in the long term prevent the effective operation of fair competition. The following thresholds apply in determining the appropriate means of competition.
Current Standard terms and conditions
Please note that any requirement for special contract conditions would be negotiated on a contract by contract basis.
Contacts for purchasing and supply information
Planned OJEU (Official Journal of the European Union) procurements We will publish summary information about the Board’s significant planned procurements as required by EU legislation Prior Information Notices. This will include particulars of both current and future tenders where the aggregate spend is likely to be more than £152,000 (approx.) for the term of the contract.
For further information please refer to the above contacts for purchasing and supply above.
Current Invitation to tender documents We will publish EU-prescribed call for competition contract notices, invitations to tender, and pre-qualification questionnaire documents for significant procurements as these become available. For further information please refer to the above contacts for purchasing and supply above.
OJEU (Official Journal of the European Union) award notices We will publish EU-prescribed award notices of major contracts over EU thresholds. This will include goods or services covered by the contract, name of the supplier, period of the contract (including any extension options), approximate value of the contract, expected date for re-tendering for the contract. Archive:
We will be adding further information for potential suppliers to our website in 2007.
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