Procurement

• Up to £1,500 - use framework contract if one exists. If no framework contract exists, purchase from an appropriate source which ensures best value.
• £1,500 to £50,000 - use framework contract if one exists. If no framework contract exists get three written quotes in consultation with the Procurement team.
• £50,000 to £213,477 (the UKPCR Goods and Services limit) - get five written quotations or tenders (or the maximum number available from the market if the market is specialised or small), and obtain approval from the Head of Procurement.

• Supplies and services: £213,477
• Works: £5,336,937

Procurement Act 2023

New regulations, known as the Procurement Act 2023, will change how public procurement is carried out.

Find out what the act will mean for suppliers.

Data Quality Policy and Standards

Having worked with the London Office of Technology and Innovation, we have adopted the following Policy and Standards which requires, wherever permitted by the General Data Protection Regulations, all other relevant data protection legislation, and where we have control and rightful permission to use the data. Council contractors are required to ensure compliance with the following Data Quality Policy and Data Standards.

For more information:

• Data Quality Policy
• Data Standards

Social Value

The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 places a legal obligation on public bodies to consider 'Social Value' in the commissioning and procurement of Service contracts. 

To support this approach, we have developed the Social Value Toolkit to align ourselves to the National Themes Outcomes and Measures (TOMs) framework.

We are open to developing Wandsworth specific Social Value themes, outcomes and measures, and any suggestions should, in the first instance, be sent to Mark.Glaister@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk.

Example

You can see an example of Social Value that has been delivered in our Library and Heritage Services Case Study.

Supply Wandsworth

To help businesses and organisations in Wandsworth bid and tender for contracts in the borough, we set up Supply Wandsworth.

Low carbon procurement

We have a Low Carbon Procurement Policy and Toolkit to explain when and where considerations for addressing and reducing carbon emissions should be considered during the procurement process.

• Low Carbon Procurement Policy
• Low Carbon Procurement Toolkit (Part 1)
• Low Carbon Procurement Toolkit (Part 2)

Disability Confident Employer

The councils of Richmond and Wandsworth are Disability Confident Employers. Disability Confident organisations play a leading role in changing attitudes for the better. They change behaviour and culture in their own organisations, networks and communities, reaping the benefits of inclusive recruitment practices. This means making a commitment to recruit and retain disabled people and reflecting this in all job adverts. It demonstrates to all potential candidates that we are an inclusive employer, and we seek to address any barriers that may prevent or deter disabled people from applying for posts. We ensure other opportunities that might lead to employment such as apprenticeships are also available to disabled people.

We ensure all employees have sufficient disability equality awareness, taking into account their role within the organisation. Disability equality training explores the concept of people being disabled by society's barriers and attitude. Managers and supervisors will need to understand how to support their disabled staff to realise their full potential.

As a disability confident employer, we aim to provide an environment that is inclusive and accessible for all staff, clients, and customers. We also aim to provide a culture where employees feel safe to share their disability or long-term health conditions, feeling confident they will be supported by creating a positive message and challenging any negative images or prejudicial statements.

We aim to encourage our suppliers and partner firms to reflect the values we display by considering a commitment to becoming disability confident employers themselves by signing up to the scheme.

Real Living Wage

We are a real Living Wage employer.

This means we mandate the payment of real Living Wage rates within appropriate contracts, and our terms and conditions of contract provide a mechanism to inflate contract prices annually based on associated increases in the real Living Wage rate. 

Community right to challenge

Voluntary and community groups can express an interest in providing or assisting in providing a council service. Find out how the Community right to challenge works.

• Crown Commercial Services
• Find a tender (GOV.UK)