LGSS Procurement Portal
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 authorities where LGSS provides procurement services.
Organisations already using our procurement portal include:
- Cambridge City Council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- Daventry District Council
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Milton Keynes Council
- Northampton Borough Council
- Northampton Partnership Homes
- Northamptonshire County Council
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Suppliers
View current opportunities on ProContract
To bid for contracts:
- download our user guide for suppliers
- register on the ProContract website
- login to ProContract to bid for opportunities
If you are experiencing issues using the ProContract website, submit a ticket to the Proactis Helpdesk online contact their helpdesk on 0330 005 0352 (9am–5:30pm, Mon-Fri) or email procontractsuppliers@proactis.com.
Remember to include as much detail as possible, including your contact information. Please only mark your message ‘urgent’ if it is time-sensitive.
If you have a contract with an LGSS partner authority please check their specific invoicing guidance:
- Cambridgeshire County Council invoicing guidance
- Milton Keynes Council invoicing guidance
- Northamptonshire County Council invoicing guidance
Advertising
We advertise our contract opportunities on Contracts Finder, 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 Milton Keynes Council
- £25,000 for Northamptonshire County Council
Suppliers can register on the portal and save their searches to receive email alerts for categories or areas they may be interested in. Please note, when advertising opportunities on ProContract the Authorities use CPV (Common Procurement Vocabulary) selections to notify potential providers. In order for you to receive opportunity alerts which are relevant to your organisation, please ensure you have the most appropriate CPV codes selected against any existing Workgroups within your profile.
Tendering guidance
LGSS partners are all bound by the Public Procurement Regulations 2015 which are designed to ensure competition, transparency, fairness and accountability in public sector tendering processes. For more information, visit the GOV.UK website for guidance on tendering for public sector contracts.