Corporate Procurement

Quotes under £50,000

These are the minimum procedures that employees have to follow when making purchases on behalf of us.

Low Value - Class A Contracts

Usually under £10,000
Always use our framework contracts if they exist
Place an official order using our online Purchase Order System (unless using Purchase Cards)
For anything other then incidental items of very low value we purchase on an overall value for money basis

Medium Value - Class B Contracts

Usually a value between £10,000 and £50,000
Always use our framework contracts if they exist
Obtain at least 3 competitive quotations. Wherever possible quotations should be obtained using council's Oracle Electronic Request for Quote system
Get confirmation in writing of price, goods or service (using the Request for Quote system)
Quotations will be assessed and the best value whole life price accepted
Place an official order with the successful supplier including the quoted price and terms and conditions using our online Purchase Order System (unless using Purchase Cards)

Where possible ensure our terms and conditions are adopted, and emphasise that no invoice will be paid unless our official order number is quoted unless using Purchase Cards.