LGSS is one of the largest public sector shared services in the UK. Owned by Cambridgeshire County Council, Milton Keynes Council and Northamptonshire County Council, these authorities collaborate to deliver a number of services, including procurement.

We pride ourselves on making the procurement processes simpler and more accessible to suppliers. By using our joint electronic procurement portal, ProContract, powered by PROACTIS, you only need to register once to tender for contracts at LGSS authorities.

Organisations already using our procurement portal:

• Cambridge City Council
• Cambridgeshire County Council
• Daventry District Council
• East Cambridgeshire District Council
• First for Wellbeing
• Huntingdonshire District Council
• Milton Keynes Council
• Northampton Borough Council
• Northampton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
• Northampton Partnership Homes
• Northamptonshire Adult Social Services
• Northamptonshire County Council

Suppliers

To bid for contracts, download our user guide and carry out site registration.

Supplier guide Site registration

Use the ProContract electronic ticket logging system:

• include as much detail as possible
• only label your message as ‘urgent’ if time-sensitive
• include your contact information

Alternatively, contact the ProContract helpdesk on 0330 005 0352 (9am – 5:30pm Mon to Fri).

Advertising

We advertise our contract opportunities on Contracts Finder. This is a central government advertising portal for contract opportunities in the UK.

We advertise all opportunities above:

• £10,000 for Cambridgeshire County Council
• £25,000 for Northamptonshire County Council
• £5,000 for Milton Keynes Council

Suppliers can register on the portal and save their searches to receive email alerts for categories or areas they may be interested in.

Tendering guidance

LGSS partners are all bound by the Public Procurement Regulations 2015. These are designed to ensure competition, transparency, fairness and accountability in public sector tendering processes. For further information please visit the GOV.UK website for guidance on tendering for public sector contracts.