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The contract covers the following categories: • Education Secondary Teachers Primary Teachers Special Educational Needs Teaching and Learning Support Assistants Nursery Officers • Administration • Social Care • Industrial • Catering and Cleaning • Housing Management • Professional (including Accountantcy, Procurement, HR, Legal) • Construction, Property and Engineering • Leisure and Culture Benefits of using the contract • Transparency – fixed agency margin allows transparency of rates and schools can agree the pay rate for the worker with the agency. • Quality – the agencies’ recruitment, selection and vetting processes have been assessed as part of the contract award process including Criminal Record Checks (CRB) and Right to Work in the UK. • Protection – workers are hired on the agreed terms of business, not the agency’s. • No introductory fee payable if a worker is engaged permanently, if the recruitment and selection procedure has been followed. How to use the contract If you have subscribed to The Procurement Service you will be able to access details on how to use this contract by logging onto www.finditinbirmingham.com Please see contact details overleaf for queries regarding this contract. Agency Workers Scope of the Contract Procurement Service The

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The contract covers the following categories:

•Education •SecondaryTeachers •PrimaryTeachers •SpecialEducationalNeeds •TeachingandLearningSupport

Assistants •NurseryOfficers

•Administration

•SocialCare

•Industrial

•CateringandCleaning

•HousingManagement

•Professional(includingAccountantcy,Procurement, HR,Legal)

•Construction,PropertyandEngineering

•LeisureandCulture

Benefits of using the contract

•Transparency–fixedagencymarginallowstransparencyofratesandschoolscanagreethepayratefortheworkerwiththeagency.

•Quality–theagencies’recruitment,selectionandvettingprocesseshavebeenassessedaspartofthecontractawardprocessincludingCriminalRecordChecks(CRB)andRighttoWorkintheUK.

•Protection–workersarehiredontheagreedtermsofbusiness,nottheagency’s.

•Nointroductoryfeepayableifaworkerisengagedpermanently,iftherecruitmentandselectionprocedurehasbeenfollowed.

How to use the contract

IfyouhavesubscribedtoTheProcurementServiceyouwillbe abletoaccessdetailsonhowtousethiscontractbyloggingonto www.finditinbirmingham.com

Pleaseseecontactdetailsoverleafforqueriesregardingthiscontract.

Agency Workers Scope of the Contract

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Corporate Procurement Services Paul Sheppard Commercial Procurement Manager Telephone 0121 303 0013 Mobile 07827 367137 Email [email protected]

Kusum Bhanot Commercial Procurement Officer Telephone 0121 303 0020 Mobile 07825 318163 Email [email protected]

CPS Helpdesk Telephone 0121 464 8000 Email [email protected]

Procurement Training Email [email protected]

Finditinbirmingham Web www.finditinbirmingham.com Email [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

Buy For Good Web www.buyforgood.org.uk Email [email protected]

BirminghamCityCouncil CorporateProcurementServices POBox10680 BirminghamB47WB

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Allcontractslistedbelowhavebeenpre-tendered,incompliancewithcurrentUKandEuropeanUnionprocurementrulesandregulations,savingtimeandmoneycomparedtoidentifyingsuppliersandawardingyourowncontract.

Contracts are listed in the following categories:• FacilitiesManagement• ProfessionalServices• Transport • Utilities

Portfolios within each category:

Facilities Management• Arts&Craft• CraftDesignTechnology(CDT)Equipment/MaintenanceofCDTEquipment

• CleaningChemicals,PersonalHygieneProductsandWashroomProducts

• DomesticAppliances• EducationalFurniture• FirstAid• Food• LitterbinsandPlasticBins•MultifunctionalDevices(MFDs)• OfficeFurniture•Office/HouseholdRemovals• PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)• PhotographicEquipment• PortableApplianceTesting(PAT)• PortableFireFightingEquipment• RecordStorageandTransportServices

• RockSalt• SportsandGymEquipment/MaintenanceofGymEquipment

• Stationery,ComputerConsumables,OfficeEquipmentandOfficePaper

• TelevisionandAudioVisualEquipment• TextBooksandSchoolsLibraryBooks• Timber• Tools• WaterCoolers(Freestanding/PlumbedIn)•WhiteboardsandNoticeboards

Professional Services• AgencyWorkersforthefollowingjob

categories: • Administration • CateringandCleaning • Construction,Propertyand

Engineering • Education–Teachers,Special

EducationalNeeds,TeachingandLearningSupportAssistantsandNurseryOfficers

• HousingManagement • Industrial • LeisureandCulture • Professional–Accountancy,

Procurement,HR,Legal • SocialCare–CareWorkers

• TravelManagementService • Air • HotelAccommodation • Rail

• ITTrainingServices

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Contracts List

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Corporate Procurement Services Paul Sheppard Commercial Procurement Manager Telephone 0121 303 0013 Mobile 07827 367137 Email [email protected]

Kusum Bhanot Commercial Procurement Officer Telephone 0121 303 0020 Mobile 07825 318163 Email [email protected]

CPS Helpdesk Telephone 0121 464 8000 Email [email protected]

Procurement Training Email [email protected]

Finditinbirmingham Web www.finditinbirmingham.com Email [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

Buy For Good Web www.buyforgood.org.uk Email [email protected]

BirminghamCityCouncil CorporateProcurementServices POBox10680 BirminghamB47WB

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Transport• Self-DriveHireVehicles

Utilities• Electricity• EnergyManagementService•Gas• HeatingOil• SolarPVIinstallationandManagement ofSolarPVComponents

If there are any other contracts that you require which are not listed please let us know and we will try to source them for you.

How to use the contracts

IfyouhavesubscribedtoTheProcurementServiceyouwillbeabletoaccessdetailsonhowtousethesecontractsbyloggingontowww.finditinbirmingham.comPleaseseecontactdetailsbelowforqueriesregardingthesecontracts.

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Allcontractslistedbelowhavebeenpre-tendered,incompliancewithcurrentUKandEuropeanUnionprocurementrulesandregulations,savingtimeandmoneycomparedtoidentifyingsuppliersandawardingyourowncontract.

Contracts are listed in the following categories:• FacilitiesManagement• ProfessionalServices• Transport • Utilities• BuildingMaintenanceandManagement/ConstructingWestMidlands(CWM)

Portfolios within each category:

Facilities Management• Arts&Craft• CraftDesignTechnology(CDT)Equipment/MaintenanceofCDTEquipment

• CleaningChemicals,PersonalHygieneProductsandWashroomProducts

• DomesticAppliances• EducationalFurniture• FirstAid• Food• LitterbinsandPlasticBins•MultifunctionalDevices(MFDs)• OfficeFurniture•Office/HouseholdRemovals• PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)• PhotographicEquipment• PortableApplianceTesting(PAT)• PortableFireFightingEquipment• RecordStorageandTransportServices

• RockSalt• SportsandGymEquipment/MaintenanceofGymEquipment

• Stationery,ComputerConsumables,OfficeEquipmentandOfficePaper

• TelevisionandAudioVisualEquipment• TextBooksandSchoolsLibraryBooks• Timber• Tools• WaterCoolers(Freestanding/PlumbedIn)•WhiteboardsandNoticeboards

Professional Services• AgencyWorkersforthefollowingjob

categories: • Administration • CateringandCleaning • Construction,Propertyand

Engineering • Education–Teachers,Special

EducationalNeeds,TeachingandLearningSupportAssistantsandNurseryOfficers

• HousingManagement • Industrial • LeisureandCulture • Professional–Accountancy,

Procurement,HR,Legal • SocialCare–CareWorkers• TravelManagementService • Air • HotelAccommodation • Rail• ITTrainingServices

Transport• Self-DriveHireVehicles

ProcurementService

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Contracts List

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Corporate Procurement Services Paul Sheppard Commercial Procurement Manager Telephone 0121 303 0013 Mobile 07827 367137 Email [email protected]

Kusum Bhanot Commercial Procurement Officer Telephone 0121 303 0020 Mobile 07825 318163 Email [email protected]

CPS Helpdesk Telephone 0121 464 8000 Email [email protected]

Procurement Training Email [email protected]

Finditinbirmingham Web www.finditinbirmingham.com Email [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

Buy For Good Web www.buyforgood.org.uk Email [email protected]

BirminghamCityCouncil CorporateProcurementServices POBox10680 BirminghamB47WB

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Utilities• Electricity• EnergyManagementService•Gas• HeatingOil• SolarPVInstallationandManagement ofSolarPVComponents

Building Maintenance and Management/Constructing West Midlands (CWM)ThecouncilutilisestheCWMframeworkfordeliveryofitsconstructionrelatedcontracts.TheCWMframeworkisoperatedandmanagedonbehalfofthecouncilbyAcivicoDesignConstructionandFacilitiesManagementLtd.

The framework covers the following contracts:• BuildingMaintenance• Legionella•MajorCapitalWorks•MechanicalandElectrical

If there are any other contracts that you require which are not listed please let us know and we will try to source them for you.

How to use the contracts

IfyouhavesubscribedtoTheProcurementServiceyouwillbeabletoaccessdetailsonhowtousethesecontractsbyloggingontowww.finditinbirmingham.comPleaseseecontactdetailsbelowforqueriesregardingthesecontracts.

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Thecontractscoverthesupplyofthefollowing services:

•ElectricityNonHalfHourly(wherepeakdemanddoesnotexceed100kw)

•ElectricityHalfHourly(wherepeakdemandexceeds100kwandisrecordedbyahalfhourlymeter)

•ElectricityUnmetered•EnergyBroker•Gas•HeatingOils

Benefits of using the contracts

•Thecontractsarebasedonlargevolumesandarecompetitivelypriced.

•Ifyourvolume/demandchangesyouarelesslikelytoincurpenaltiesfromyoursupplier.

•Centralisedbillingfacilities.•Directsupportfromanindependentenergybrokerforsupplyrelatedqueries.

Benefits of using the Energy Broker

Thebrokerwillbethefirstlineofcontactforsitemanagersand

budgetholdersforqueryresolution,inparticularforbillingandsupplyqueries.

The Broker also:

•Ensuresuptodateinformationismaintainedbysupplierstoassistinaccuracyofbillingandqueryresolution.

•Supportsdirectoratesandschoolsincompletionofdocumentationrequiredbysuppliersforsiteadditions,upgrades,anddeletions.

•Checksandvalidatesinvoicesfromsuppliersforaccuracyofconsumptionandtariff.

•Resolvessupplyqueriesandcomplaintsraisedbyenergyandliquidfuelsuppliers.

How to use the contract

IfyouhavesubscribedtoTheProcurementServiceyouwillbe abletoaccessdetailsonhowto usethiscontractbyloggingontowww.finditinbirmingham.com

Pleaseseecontactdetailsoverleafforqueriesregardingthiscontract.

Utilities Scope of the Service

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Corporate Procurement Services Paul Sheppard Commercial Procurement Manager Telephone 0121 303 0013 Mobile 07827 367137 Email [email protected]

Kusum Bhanot Commercial Procurement Officer Telephone 0121 303 0020 Mobile 07825 318163 Email [email protected]

CPS Helpdesk Telephone 0121 464 8000 Email [email protected]

Procurement Training Email [email protected]

Finditinbirmingham Web www.finditinbirmingham.com Email [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

Buy For Good Web www.buyforgood.org.uk Email [email protected]

BirminghamCityCouncil CorporateProcurementServices POBox10680 BirminghamB47WB

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Thecontracthasawiderangeofproductstocoverallofyourneeds. Itincludesitemssuchas:

•OfficeEquipment(shreddersetc)•PrinterandPhotocopierandFacsimileConsumables

•PrinterandCopierPaper•Stationeryitemsincludingprintedstationerysuchasletterheadsandcompliments slips

•Beverages,LightCateringEquipmentandAppliances

•ArtsandCraftsSupplies

Benefits of using the contract

•Regularbenchmarkingofthe tenmostpopularproductsdemonstratestheseitemsarecheaper than similar collaborative arrangements.

•Thesupplierlistedonthisframeworkhasalreadybeenassessedfortheirquality,technicalandprofessionalability.Pre-agreedtermsunderpinallcontractsplacedunderthisframework.

•Suppliersown-brandsofferlowercostswithoutloweringstandards.Brandeditemsarealsoavailable.

•TheaggregationofallyourOfficeSuppliesspendunderonecontractcandeliverefficienciesbothintermsofreducedtotalcosts,fewertransactionsandminimisepurchasecostsbymanagingonesupplierratherthananumberofsuppliers.

•Benefitfromtheefficientdeliveryserviceincludingnextdayanddesktopdelivery.

How to use the contract

IfyouhavesubscribedtoTheProcurementServiceyouwillbe abletoaccessdetailsonhowto usethiscontractbyloggingontowww.finditinbirmingham.com

Pleaseseecontactdetailsoverleaf forqueriesregardingthiscontract.

Office SuppliesScope of the Contract

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Corporate Procurement Services Paul Sheppard Commercial Procurement Manager Telephone 0121 303 0013 Mobile 07827 367137 Email [email protected]

Kusum Bhanot Commercial Procurement Officer Telephone 0121 303 0020 Mobile 07825 318163 Email [email protected]

CPS Helpdesk Telephone 0121 464 8000 Email [email protected]

Procurement Training Email [email protected]

Finditinbirmingham Web www.finditinbirmingham.com Email [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

Buy For Good Web www.buyforgood.org.uk Email [email protected]

BirminghamCityCouncil CorporateProcurementServices POBox10680 BirminghamB47WB

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Thecontractcoversawiderangeofmulti-functionalandprintroomdevicesdesignedtomeetallofyourprintingneeds,fromsmallscalephotocopyingtolargescaleprintingincluding:

•GeneralOfficeMultifunctionalDevices(MFDs)

•CopyPrinters•PrintRoomDevices

Benefits of using the Contract

•Allcontractorssupplyingunderthiscontracthavebeenassessedintermsoftheirquality,technicalandprofessionalabilityandcapacitytodeliverrequirements.

•Thecontractprovidesequipmentonarentalbasisanddoesnotlockyouintoanythirdpartyarrangementswhichcantypicallybebetween10%and20%moreexpensive.

•Flexibilitytorentoverathree,four orfiveyearperiod.

•Thecontractprovidesmodernequipmentwhichincorporatesefficienciessuchasenergyreductionandreducedcostperprintedcopy.

•Costperpagebillingtoincludeallcallouts,engineertraveltime,replacementparts,preventativemaintenanceandconsumables.

How to use the Contract

IfyouhavesubscribedtoTheProcurementServiceyouwillbe abletoaccessdetailsonhowto usethiscontractbyloggingontowww.finditinbirmingham.com

Pleaseseecontactdetailsoverleaf forqueriesregardingthiscontract.

Multifunctional Devices (Photocopiers/Printers)

Scope of the Contract

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Corporate Procurement Services Paul Sheppard Commercial Procurement Manager Telephone 0121 303 0013 Mobile 07827 367137 Email [email protected]

Kusum Bhanot Commercial Procurement Officer Telephone 0121 303 0020 Mobile 07825 318163 Email [email protected]

CPS Helpdesk Telephone 0121 464 8000 Email [email protected]

Procurement Training Email [email protected]

Finditinbirmingham Web www.finditinbirmingham.com Email [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

Buy For Good Web www.buyforgood.org.uk Email [email protected]

BirminghamCityCouncil CorporateProcurementServices POBox10680 BirminghamB47WB

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BuyForGoodisanotforprofitCommunityInterestCompany.Asasocial enterprise with representation frombusiness,thirdsectorandpublicprocurersonitsBoard,itistheonlyprocurementorganisationofitstype.BuyForGoodprovidesbestinclassprocurementsolutions,whichdelivereconomic,socialandenvironmentalvalueinthefollowingways:

•Ensuringvalueformoneyviacollaborativepurchasing

•Supportingthelocaleconomy•Creatingjobsandtrainingopportunitiesforlocalcommunities

•ReducingCarbonemissions•Minimisingadverseenvironmental

impacts•Stimulatinginnovation•Creatingincomestreamsthatarere-investedlocally

BuyForGoodhasvettedallofTheProcurementServicerecommendedframework agreements in the lightofthePublicServices(SocialValue)Act2012.Thisensuresthatconsiderationhasbeengiventohowthedeliveryofthegoodsandservicesbeingprocuredmightimprovetheeconomic,socialandenvironmental

well-beingoftherelevantareaandhow these improvements can be secured.

Contractandframeworksawarded,orrecommended,byBuyForGoodareinfullcompliancewiththeEUProcurementDirectivesandnegatetheneedforpublicsectorbuyerstoruntheirownEUcompliantprocurementexercises.

ThefoundermembersofBuyForGoodrepresentprocurementandsupplysideorganisations,theseare:

•BirminghamChamberofCommerce

•BirminghamCityCouncil•InitiativeforSocialEntrepreneurs(iSE)

•AccordHousingGroup•OptimaHousingAssociation

Tofindoutmorepleasegoto www.buyforgood.org.ukorcontactJennyHowarth,theBuyForGoodBusinessDevelopmentManageratjhowarth@buyforgood.org.uk0121 675 1228

Buy For Good

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Corporate Procurement Services Paul Sheppard Commercial Procurement Manager Telephone 0121 303 0013 Mobile 07827 367137 Email [email protected]

Kusum Bhanot Commercial Procurement Officer Telephone 0121 303 0020 Mobile 07825 318163 Email [email protected]

CPS Helpdesk Telephone 0121 464 8000 Email [email protected]

Procurement Training Email [email protected]

Finditinbirmingham Web www.finditinbirmingham.com Email [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

Buy For Good Web www.buyforgood.org.uk Email [email protected]

BirminghamCityCouncil CorporateProcurementServices POBox10680 BirminghamB47WB

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TheProcurementServiceoffersarangeoffoodandfoodpurchasingcontractsincluding:

•FrozenFood•CookedMeat•FreshMeat•HalalFreshMeat•Milk,DairyProductsandMorningGoods

•GroceriesandProvisions•FreshFruitandVegetables•SandwichFillings•Beers,WinesandSpirits•Vending•CateringDisposables•LightCateringEquipment•FoodCourtConcepts•FoodPurchasingAgent

Benefits of using the contracts

•EachcontractobtainsthebestvalueoncommonlypurchasedgoodsandservicesbybenefittingfromBirminghamCityCouncil’s(BCC)£12millionbuyingpower

•Reduceyourcostsandincreaseefficiencysavingsthrough:

•consolidationofcontracts •combinedbuyingpower •productrangerationalisation

•purchasingexpertiseoftheFoodPurchasingAgent

•Ongoingcontractmanagementsupport

Benefits of using the Food Purchasing Agent Contract

BCCmanagesthesecontractsthroughPelican,anindependentFoodProcurementAgent,whoprovideacompleteandbespokesupplychainsolution.ByusingPelican,BCChasbenefittedfromconsiderablecostsavingsandimprovedefficiencyamountingtoinexcessof£2million.

Pelicanprovidesmanagementandsupportservicesthatwillreduceyouradministrationtimeandcostsincluding:

•PaymentofsupplierinvoicesviaCentralBilling

•E-procurement•Invoicereconciliation•Pricemanagement•Ahelpdeskfacilityforresolution ofsupplychainissues,complaintsandqueries

•Nutritionaladvice

Food and Food Purchasing ContractsScope of the Service

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Corporate Procurement Services Paul Sheppard Commercial Procurement Manager Telephone 0121 303 0013 Mobile 07827 367137 Email [email protected]

Kusum Bhanot Commercial Procurement Officer Telephone 0121 303 0020 Mobile 07825 318163 Email [email protected]

CPS Helpdesk Telephone 0121 464 8000 Email [email protected]

Procurement Training Email [email protected]

Finditinbirmingham Web www.finditinbirmingham.com Email [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

Buy For Good Web www.buyforgood.org.uk Email [email protected]

BirminghamCityCouncil CorporateProcurementServices POBox10680 BirminghamB47WB

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How to use the contract

ForaninformaldiscussionabouthowyourorganisationcanaccesstheFoodandFoodPurchasingservices,tel:07901915875oremail:[email protected]

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Howconfidentareyouthatyourorganisationhastheskillsandexperiencetoprocuregoodsandservicestoachievebestvalueandinaccordancewithprocurementrulesandregulations?Gettingitwrongcanbecostlyandcouldopenupyourorganisationtotheriskofchallenge.

TheProcurementServicewillfacilitatevarioustrainingcoursesdesignedtohelpyoutodevelopessentialskillsandusetoolsandtechniquestoensureyougetthebestoutoftheprocurementprocess.

Courseswillincludetraininginallaspectsofprocurementsuchas:

Overview of Procurement

Thiscourseisdesignedforthosewhoareresponsibleforprocurementofgoodsandservices.Itaimstogivedelegatesanunderstandingoftheprocurementprocessincluding:•complyingwithrulesandregulations•managingrisk•usingcontractedsuppliers•obtainingvalueformoney•sustainability

Specification Writing and Evaluation of Quotations

Thiscourseisdesignedforthoseinvolvedinspecificationwritingandevaluationofquotations.Delegateswillleavewithanunderstandingof:•whatisaspecificationandwhyitisneeded

•howtowriteaclearspecificationforgoodsandservices

•howtodevelopyourevaluationcriteriaandweighting–price/quality

•howtoevaluatequotationsandselectsuppliers

Contracting Skills

Thiscourseisdesignedforthoseinvolvedinmorecomplexprocurementprocesses.Itaimstogivedelegatestheskillsandunderstandingtofollowbestpracticewhencarryingouttheprocurementprocess.Thecourseincludes:•understandingprocedures•understandingthekeyterms

of a contract•contractplanning•sourcingsuppliers•supplierandperformance

management

Procurement Training

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Corporate Procurement Services Paul Sheppard Commercial Procurement Manager Telephone 0121 303 0013 Mobile 07827 367137 Email [email protected]

Kusum Bhanot Commercial Procurement Officer Telephone 0121 303 0020 Mobile 07825 318163 Email [email protected]

CPS Helpdesk Telephone 0121 464 8000 Email [email protected]

Procurement Training Email [email protected]

Finditinbirmingham Web www.finditinbirmingham.com Email [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

Buy For Good Web www.buyforgood.org.uk Email [email protected]

BirminghamCityCouncil CorporateProcurementServices POBox10680 BirminghamB47WB

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Wearehappytospeaktoyouaboutanyotherbespokeprocurementtrainingrequirementsyoumayhave.

Forpricesorfurtherinformationpleaseemail:[email protected]

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FinditinbirminghamisBirminghamCityCouncil’sprocurementportal.Itsethosistosupportcompanies,inparticular,localsmall/mediumenterprises(SME’s),tosecureworkwithlocalpublicandprivatebuyers.

Thisisachievedthroughthewebsitewhichgivesbusinessesaccesstobothpublicandprivatesectororganisationssupplyopportunities,includingthoseofBirminghamCityCouncil.

Followingitslaunch,inMay2010,Finditinbirminghamnowhasover17,000members.

WhenyousubscribetoTheProcurementServiceyouwillhaveaccesstoanonlineforumwhichcanbefoundonFinditinbirmingham.Thisenablesyoutoaskquestions,seekadviceandgetrecommendationsfromyourfellowsubscribers.

ButFinditinbirminghamhasmuchmoretooffer.

Benefits of being a Finditinbirmingham memberSourceyoursuppliersthroughFinditinbirminghamandrealisegreater

valueforyourprocurementspendbyopeningupyourquotationsandtenderstoawidersupplychain.Youcandothisintwoquickandsimpleways:

•Post an Opportunity–AdvertiseyourrequirementonthePostanOpportunitypage.Uploadtenderdocuments,drawingsorspecificationstoeasilyillustrateyourrequest.

•Find a Local Supplier–Youcansearchforasupplierusingseveralcriteriaincluding:

•ServiceorProduct •Company •Location • Sector

BecomeapartoftheFinditinbirminghamfamilyandshowcaseyourorganisationasamajorplayer.Shareyourgoodnewsstoriesofinnovationandbeseenasaleadingorganisationinyourfield.

Promoteyourorganisationatoursuccessfulnetworkingeventswhichprovidesupportandassistancetobusinesses.Theeventsincludea series of breakfast meetings

Finditinbirmingham

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Corporate Procurement Services Paul Sheppard Commercial Procurement Manager Telephone 0121 303 0013 Mobile 07827 367137 Email [email protected]

Kusum Bhanot Commercial Procurement Officer Telephone 0121 303 0020 Mobile 07825 318163 Email [email protected]

CPS Helpdesk Telephone 0121 464 8000 Email [email protected]

Procurement Training Email [email protected]

Finditinbirmingham Web www.finditinbirmingham.com Email [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

Buy For Good Web www.buyforgood.org.uk Email [email protected]

BirminghamCityCouncil CorporateProcurementServices POBox10680 BirminghamB47WB

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andworkshopswhichencouragebusiness-to-businessexchange.

Finditinbirminghamalsoholdslargerevents,oftenincollaborationwithotherorganisationsincludingotherlocalauthorities.Nationalorganisationsandinternationalbusinessesattendtheseevents,usingthemasanidealopportunitytoraisetheprofileoftheirorganisation,meetwiththeirpotentialsupplychain,andpromotetheir

servicestoawideraudience.TheseeventsattractpressandTVcoverage.AsaFinditinbirminghammemberyoutoobecomeapartofthis.

To register for free on Finditinbirminghamgoto www.finditinbirmingham.com

Forfurtherdetailsemail [email protected]

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