North West Leicestershire Council provides a procurement pipeline of all its future contracts on a quarterly basis for all goods and services over £50,000 (excluding VAT). Suppliers can find opportunities on the Central Digital Platform (replaces Find a Tender Service).
Procurement legislation has changed under the Procurement Act (2023). This means that there will be changes to how suppliers can find opportunities and bid. North West Leicestershire District Council will strive to engage with suppliers at the earliest point in the procurement process and issue the relevant notices for both below and above threshold tenders.
New Procurement Act (2023) compliant notices will be issued by the Council to signal to suppliers the Council’s intention to conduct procurement activity. Suppliers should ensure they are set-up to be notified about these on the Central Digital Platform.
Below-threshold (<£10,000)
- Officers will seek a single quote from the market.
Below-threshold (£10,000-£25,000)
- Officers will seek three quotes from the market.
Below-threshold (£25,000-£179,087)
- Below-threshold Tender Notice - this will be issued for the tender of goods and services below threshold (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ppn-1123-new-thresholds/procurement-policy-note-1123-new-thresholds-html) and above £25,000 (excluding Vat)
- Below-threshold Contract Details Notice - this will provide details on the supplier that has secured a below-threshold contract with the Council
Above-threshold (£179,087+)
- Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - this will be to engage with suppliers before formal tendering commences. This will allow the Council to understand the market, the suppliers and determine the best specification and terms and conditions of contract before the tender is issued. Suppliers can engage and understand the Council’s business requirements before bidding.
- Planned Procurement Notice - this will ensure suppliers can identify formal bidding opportunities the Council will be tendering for between 40 days and 12 months before the tender is issued.
- Tender Notice - this will signal the Council’s intention that will be undertaking an open or competitive flexible procedure tender
- Transparency Notice - if the Council intends to directly award without competition
- Procurement Termination Notice - when the Council opts not to award a contract following a tender notice or transparency notice
- Contract Award Notice - the Council will notify who won a competitive tender and an eight-working day standstill period will then commence
- Contract Details Notice - within 30 days the Council will publish details that a contract has formally been entered into with a supplier
Advice for suppliers on how to register on the Central Digital Platform can be found:
Useful videos provider by the Government Commercial Function for suppliers to register on the Central Digital Platform and how to use it can also be found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ZdbMGRqeQ
There is also a knowledge drop for SME and VCSE suppliers for further information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOF7fCofwyE
All opportunities and current contracts can be found:
Procurement Pipeline - TBC
You can register for free with East Mids Tenders where opportunities will be additionally listed.
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Last updated: Thu 17 July, 2025 @ 15:37