Procurement 

This page is here to make it easy for local contractors, small businesses and potential suppliers to understand how we work, how to do business with us, and where to find key information about our procurement processes. Whether you’re an established supplier or a small local business interested in working with us for the first time, we’d love you to feel confident engaging with us.

Working with Us

We aim to keep our procurement approach clear, fair and proportionate. That means:

• Making opportunities accessible to local and small businesses

• Being open and transparent about how we buy goods and services

• Using plain language and clear processes wherever possible

• Building positive, long-term relationships with suppliers

We’re keen to work with organisations that share our values and are committed to delivering quality services for our communities.

Tenders and Opportunities

Our tenders and contract opportunities are advertised in line with our procurement rules and shared through our procurement portals. We encourage local suppliers to keep an eye on upcoming opportunities and to get in touch if they’d like to understand the process better.

You don’t need to be a large organisation to work with us — many of our contracts are suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Supplier Information and Helpful Documents

To help you get started, we’ve shared some key documents below, including:

• Supplier Terms and Conditions

• Information Security Framework

• Other guidance to explain what we ask of our suppliers

These documents are here to be helpful and transparent, so you know what to expect when working with us.

Need a Hand?

If you’re a local business and you’re unsure where to start or you have questions about our procurement process, please get in touch with our Procurement team.

• Telephone: 0300 303 1717 -Monday to Friday between 8 am and 5 pm.
• Email: talktous@taicalon.org

We’re happy to help and talk things through.