Tenders and contracts
London Borough of Lambeth spends approximately £350 million per annum on goods and services. All of our business is procured through a competitive process - whether it be comparing quotes for low value work, right up to a formal tender process for high risk/high value contracts.
We understand that some suppliers, especially small business, may not know where to start to sell their goods/services to the council. We hope that these web pages will provide you with lots of useful information and help to demystify the process.
We have a procurement jargon buster that will provide definitions of the frequently used procurement terms.
We also have answers to frequently asked questions.
Advertisement for Lambeth contracts are listed on our current contract opportunities pages.
Lambeth has signed the Small Business Friendly Concordat
Lambeth Council has signed the Small Business Friendly Concordat, committing itself to making it easier for Lambeth's businesses to work with the council. The Small Business Friendly Concordat is a set of good practice principles that sets out what local businesses can expect when looking to win business from, and when doing business with, the council.
Supply Lambeth programme
This programme aims to enable smaller local businesses to increase their chances of winning public sector contracts.
Supply Lambeth events December 2007
Following on from the Meet the Buyer event held in February 2007, Supply Lambeth held another two events at Chilli Chutney Restaurant and the YMCA to assist businesses in winning more business. Download presentations delivered at these events.
Meet the Public Sector Buyer February 2007
The Lambeth 'Meet the Public Sector Buyer' event, where 200 local businesses met with buyers from Lambeth Council and other public sector organisations, took place on 7 February 2007. This rounded off the Supply Lambeth 2006/07 programme. Download presentations delivered at these events.
The council has an approved supplier list which is managed on our behalf by Exor Management Services Ltd, an independent accreditation body for suppliers and contractors to the Public Sector.
e-Procurement is electronic purchasing: buying goods and services via electronic means (over the internet or by email, for example).
Our contract opportunities are advertised here on our website, in local or national press, trade journals or the supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).
Your guide to the Lambeth pre-qualification process and how to complete the business questionnaire.
Information about the goods and services and works we frequently purchase.
Investors in People (IiP) is a national quality standard which sets best practice for improving an organisation’s performance through its people. Lambeth achieved corporate IiP recognition in December 2004. Few other councils have achieved corporate recognition.