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Procurement - Other useful procurement websites
Here are some external procurement websites that you may find useful :
- Audit Commission (www.audit-commission.gov.uk) - The independent body responsible for ensuring that public money is used effectively.
- Business Information Publications (BiP) (www.bipsolutions.com) - The organisation through which we place all our European tender notices.
- Central Buying Consortium (CBC) (www.cbconline.org.uk) - A local authority buying consortium through which we access a number of contracts.
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance (CIPFA) (www.cipfa.org.uk) - The leading professional accountancy body for public services.
- Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) (www.cips.org) - The professional body that represents purchasing and supply in the private and public sectors.
- Communities and Local Government's website (previously the ODPM) (www.communities.gov.uk) The central government department responsible for public sector procurement policy.
- E-Procurement Europe (SIMAP) (currently off line www.simap.eu.int) - The key website representing European procurement.
- Improvement and Development Agency (I&DeA) (www.idea.gov.uk) - The government agency in the forefront of developing services to support the improvement of local government procurement.
- National Procurement Strategy (www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/) - The government's strategy for public procurement in England.
- Partnerships UK (www.partnershipsuk.org.uk) - An organisation supporting the public sector in public/private partnerships.
- Society of Purchasing Officers in Local Government (SOPO) (www.sopo.org.uk) - An organisation that provides guidance, support and best practice advice on local government procurement.
- South East Business Portal (www.businessportal.southeastiep.gov.uk) - View contracts out to tender from councils across the South East. The list is updated regularly and you can ask for free email alerts when contracts within your area of interest are posted by us or other councils in the region.
- Sussex Enterprise (www.sussexenterprise.co.uk) - The Chamber of Commerce for Sussex and the business link adviser for the county. Also information about business advice and skills training.
