The government have announced this month that they are making more low value contract opportunities available for free, low value being contracts worth less than £100,000. Supply2.gov were providing local opportunities for free but charging up to £180 per year for UK-wide information. (Source: Department for Business Innovation & Skills)
All public sector tenders above a set threshold must be advertised on in the Official Journal of the European Union – the OJEU. The thresholds are currently:
Supplies - £90,318
Services - £139,813
Works (construction) - £3,497,313
Most local and central government do put out to tender contracts below these amounts although they are not required to do so by law, and so there are plenty of opportunities available.
There are many websites out there that provide access to free information on tenders in the public sector and here are 5.
1. http://www.publictenders.net/ – Public Tenders.net
Contracts from public sector bodies all over the nation and internationally are available for free. Use key-word search or get daily alerts for free.
2. http://www.supply2.gov.uk/ – Low value Contracts
3000 new opportunities available every month including. Sign up for free daily alerts on opportunities for your business.
3. http://www.bluelight.gov.uk/ – The Emergency Services
Register and find opportunities for free. The emergency service can actually contact you to quote for work once you make yourself know to them by registering.
4. http://www.contracts.mod.uk/ - MOD
The Ministry of Defence publish contracts on this website and have a wide range of business requirements.
5. http://www.ted.europa.eu/ - The OJEU
This is where all public sector contracts exceeding the thresholds must be published.
(Why the funny threshold numbers? Answers on a postcard..email me at: enquiries@ways2win.co.uk)
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