Cotman's parent body Places for People spends £200 million
annually providing goods, services and works to customers across
the UK.
The money is largely from public funds. There is a moral and
legal duty to ensure that value for money is achieved. The
procurement process must:
- Achieve value for money for Places for People and our
customers
- Be transparent, fair and achieve the highest standards of
integrity
- Comply with public procurement legislation and our own
procedures, visions and values.
What we look for
- Financial, commercial and technical capability to meet our
requirements
- Commitment to equal opportunities, environmental
issues, safe systems of working and corporate
responsibility
- If you're a contractor (building, grounds maintenance, cleaning
etc) we encourage you to be Constructionline accredited as
a pre-qualifying standard
- We also encourage our suppliers to be CHAS
compliant or similar Safety Systems in Procurement (SSIP)
before we consider your services.
Current tenders
There must be a business requirement before a supplier can go on
our system. This means we don't use lists of preferred suppliers or
approved panels. Have a look on the following websites to see what
we're currently tendering for:
We also place adverts in local newspapers or trade journals.
Get in touch
Contact us on 01772 897200 or email
purchasing@placesforpeople.co.uk.
