An Introduction and Practical Advice to Gaining Business in the Public Sector. Geoff Yale – Public Sector consultant

Introduction What are we going to cover today? Who are the Public sector ? Rules and Regulations European Regulations Role of Purchasing Agencies Online Portals ID Opportunities CPV Codes [ Common Procurement Vocabulary] Registering

Public Sector Who are the Public Sector ?

Central Government Local Government National Health service Education- Universities Colleges Quangos Housing associations Utility Companies

Rules And Regulations Standing Orders Standing Financial instructions

European Regulations PIN Open Restricted Competitive Dialogue Competitive Dialogue with Negotiation Innovation Partnership Negotiated without prior publication Contract award

Supporting Organisations - Agencies Crown Commercial Service [formerly Government Procurement Service] NHS Supply Chain NHS Shared Business Services Pro 5 [CBC,ESPO,YPO,NEPO,]not Inc. WMS Procurement for housing Procure Plus Fusion 21 TUCO CPC

Online Portals What are they and can you list some ?

Online portals TED [no facility to submit tenders ] Supply to Wales Public Contract Scotland My tenders Delta Due North – Inc. CHEST Lancashire County Council Eu-supply In-tend Contract finder [no facility to submit tenders]

ID Opportunities. Search by date Search words CPV codes NUTS codes

CPV codes : Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products : Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy : Mining, basic metals and related products : Food, beverages, tobacco and related products : Agricultural machinery : Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories : Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials : Printed matter and related products : Chemical products : Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages : Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; Lighting : Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment : Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products : Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation : Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment : Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories : Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) : Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products : Collected and purified water : Industrial machinery : Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment : Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (excepts electric apparatus) : Construction work : Software package and information systems

CPV codes : Repair and maintenance services : Installation services (except software) : Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services : Transport services (excl. Waste transport) : Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services : Postal and telecommunications services : Public utilities : Financial and insurance services : Real estate services : Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services : IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support : Research and development services and related consultancy services : Administration, defence and social security services : Services related to the oil and gas industry : Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services : Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security : Education and training services : Health and social work services : Sewage-, refuse-, cleaning-, and environmental services : Recreational, cultural and sporting services : Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes : Food, beverages, tobacco and related products – : Animal products, meat and meat products : Meat – : Bovine meat – : Poultry » : Fresh poultry » : Geese » : Turkeys » : Chickens » : Ducks » : Poultry livers » : Foie gras – : Pork – : Offal – : Lamb and mutton – : Goat meat – : Horse, ass, mule or hinny meat – : Various meats : Meat products – : Prepared and preserved fish – : Fruit, vegetables and related products – : Animal or vegetable oils and fats – : Dairy products – : Grain mill products, starches and starch products – : Animal feedstuffs – : Miscellaneous food products – : Beverages, tobacco and related products

CPV Codes

Registering Key Portals for NW The Chest Lancashire County Council In-tend NW college & University sites Housing Procurement EU –supply Supplying to NHS

Registering Registered office Main office LTD company Registered No. /Date VAT No. DUNS number Communication Detail Main contact

Thankyou & Any Questions ?