Contracts and tenders with the council

Contracts and tenders with the council

Register with South East Shared Services Find and apply for contracts and tenders with local councils on the SE Shared Services e-Sourcing portal.

​The South East Shared Services website:

• offers a quick quotes section to enable staff to run competitive quotes for smaller contracts
• provides greater transparency by improving the link between live tenders and our published contracts register
• streamlines the tendering process, particularly for small contracts
• improves engagement with SMEs for contract opportunities
• offers free notifications to suppliers when contract opportunities arise

Our tender and quotation opportunities are advertised on South East Shared Services, Contracts Finder and if over EU thresholds, on TED.europa.eu. There should be no fee for accessing our tenders.

Information for suppliers

• Top tips for tender applications
• Counter Fraud Strategy (351KB)
• Approved council suppliers - Construction and Social Care only
• Equalities in procurement
• Sustainable procurement and creating a sustainable supply chain
• Adult and Tailored Learning Supply Chain and Charges Policy

Terms and conditions

These terms accompany purchase orders:

• Purchase Order Terms and Conditions for the Supply of Goods
• Purchase Order Terms and Conditions for the Supply of Services

Orbis Supplier Code of Conduct

The Council believes that its supply chain plays a vital role in making a positive contribution to its communities and society. 

Procuring in an ethical, fair, responsible and sustainable way for us to work with successful bidders to align with our policy objectives is a priority. 

The Council's Supplier Code of Conduct embeds these policy objectives and provides a detailed expectation of our supply chain. 

Contract Register

This contract register is a list of our current contracts, with value, start and end dates, and a team to contact for more information. It is held on the South East Shared Services portal, and can be downloaded into an excel spreadsheet:

How to contact us

The council's principal address used in our contract documents is:

Brighton & Hove City Council
Hove Town Hall
Norton Road
Hove, BN3 3BQ

Send an email to Procurement@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Useful links

Further information on local business support:

• our business support pages
• Public sector tenders in England - search on Contracts Finder
• Public sector tenders over EU thresholds - search on Tenders Electronic Daily (TED).eu
• More information on council spending with contractors: Open spend data