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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Hackney offering business grants
The Council funds and works in close partnership with the Hackney Enterprise Network (HEN) to provide a small grants programme for businesses.
This business support scheme is delivered through a number of business support providers in the Borough and a number of small grants are awarded each year to small businesses.
For more information on what is available and how to apply, contact the Innovatory, 239 Old Street, EC1V 9EY, www.theinnovatory. com Advice on other business grants and loans can also be obtained from HBV Enterprise Centre, 34-38 Dalston Lane, E8 3AZ,
www.hbv.org.uk.
Leicester's select list of approved contractors
An Approved List holds details of organisations approved by the Authority to carry out specific works and services. Leicester City Council is currently reviewing the way they manage their Select List of Approved Contractors. Further details will be available on their website.
Applicants are required to complete a questionnaire, which is used to assess suitability. A corporate standard questionnaire for evaluating suppliers was agreed on April 1, 2004. This allows them to consider: Technical ability, financial standing, Health and Safety policies/procedures, equal opportunities, environmental policy and insurances and references.
For more information on what they expect from their suppliers, see the section Information for Suppliers, on their website.
Leeds business opportunities and electronic tendering
Leeds City Council spends in excess of £500 million a year on the procurement of goods, works and services from the private sector. The vast majority of this expenditure is covered by formal contractual arrangements for which invitations to tender are publicly advertised.
If you want to find out more about current and forthcoming tender opportunities, visit the Council's supplier and contract management system website by logging on to
scms.alito.co.uk
(without www).
Bristol City Council's corporate procurement
As thriving city in the South West of England, Bristol, with a community population of over 381,500, provides a wide range of services, from schools, libraries and leisure centres to housing and refuse collection.
Whether you call it procurement, purchasing, contracting, tendering or buying, they spend over £300 million a year on obtaining a vast range of supplies, works and services from the external market.
Naturally, many organisations will want to sell their services and supplies to the council, so they've put together some pages on their website to assist suppliers and contractors who wish to supply Bristol City Council with goods and services.
To obtain information, visit their website.
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