Purchasing - Buy Local
BUY LOCAL – BE PART OF THIS
NEW
INITIATIVE BY COUNCIL
In keeping with Council’s commitment to support and assist local businesses, a process to increase the engagement of local business in Council procurement has been introduced.
Background
Council procurements broadly fall into 3 main categories. These include goods purchased that are already covered by tenders put in place by the State Government, Local Government Procurement (LGP) (part of the Local Government and Shires Association) and the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC); goods tendered directly by Leichhardt Council – usually as a result of the size of the purchase; and goods which are not required to be tendered (under Council’s Purchasing Policy).
Engagement of Local Providers
Council has a comprehensive policy on purchasing. All purchases of goods and services are to be in accordance with this purchasing policy. Broadly the policy embraces the concepts of whole of life cost, quality, timeliness, as well as social, sustainable and environmental responsibilities.
The following activities are being undertaken to engage with local providers of goods and services:
- Encourage local businesses to register their interest in supplying goods or services to Council. This is being achieved initially by advertising periodically in Council’s newspaper column and by an insert in Council rates notices, for interested local businesses to provide their details with Council so they can be considered regarding future procurement.
- Work co-operatively with the Chambers of Commerce to communicate the process to local businesses.
- Dissemination within Council the details of those local suppliers that register their interest in supplying goods to Council.
- Ensure a buy-local culture within Council through ongoing staff awareness, with staff required to give consideration to the local suppliers registered with Council.
- Update Council’s purchasing policy to reflect the buy local principles.
As part of the Buy Local Initiative, Council will also include on its website a link to relevant State Government, LGP & SSROC contract sites to inform businesses of possible opportunities with these organisations. Local businesses registered with Council will be notified of relevant upcoming Council and SSROC tenders.
Council undertakes purchases from a range of sources, including tenders already put in place by the State Government, Local Government Procurement (LGP) and Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC). Opportunities may exist for your business to participate in these contracts from time to time. Further information is available at the following links.
State Government Contracts
www.nswbuy.com.au/supplying-to-Govt/getting-started.aspx
Local Government Procurement (LGP)
http://www.lgp.org.au/www/html/1129-home-page.asp
Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC)
www.ssroc.nsw.gov.au/current_contracts.aspx
Click HERE to provide your details if you want your business to be considered for future procurement.