Watford Borough Council

We seek to ensure value for money, fairness and probity in all our transactions.  We have a clear Procurement Strategy and we comply with a strict set of rules for our procurement activities when buying goods and services.

Further details are given in our Procurement Strategy and the Council's Contract Procedure Rules.

Watford Borough Council has shared Contract Procedure Rules with Three Rivers District Council.

To assist current and future suppliers, particularly SME's, a quick guide has been prepared to help explain some of the rules.  This one page guide can be read at Selling to the Council.

Where the Council goes out to tender a standard procedure is followed depending on the value of the tender. Details are shown in the Contract Procedure Rules but if further information would be helpful please contact the Procurement Manager.

The Council has well-established procedures for tendering for work or buying products and does not usually respond to unsolicited enquiries or applications. The Council also has established audit and anti fraud procedures. Where supplier details are held they will comply with legal requirements. Any changes to supplier information will only be made once the details have been verified directly with the company concerned.

Contracts tendered by the Council are advertised on the internet. Supply Hertfordshire is a focal point for all businesses who wish to be a supplier to the public sector within Hertfordshire, including Watford BC and Three Rivers DC. You are encouraged to register as a supplier if you are interested in supplying goods and services to us.

Supply Hertfordshire at: http://supplyhertfordshire.g2b.info/hpf/  

Delta e-sourcing at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/index.html  

Contracts Finder at: http://www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/