Procurement websites

All the links below are to external websites. Please note that NAVCA is not responsible for the content of these sites.

European Procurement Regulations
(Office of Government Commerce website)


OGC Procurement Policy Notes:
PPN/03/06
advice on below threshold procurements and other procurements not fully subject to the EU Public Procurement Directives.

PPN/04/06 provides guidance on the Competitive Dialogue procedure and requests information on your experiences of this procedure to inform further guidance that OGC will produce on Competitive Dialogue.

Guidance note on European Procurement Directives - download(.doc 37kb)

Joint Planning and Commissioning
(Every Child Matters website)

Regional Centres of Excellence

Nine Regional Centres of Excellence (RCEs) have been established to support the implementation of the National Procurement Strategy and the delivery of council efficiency targets. They act as the first line of support and guidance on procurement, partnering and efficiency for authorities in their region.


Our Partnership

Cabinet Office/NCVO project helping voluntary and public sector organisations to work well together.


Supply2Gov
government-backed service giving access to contract opportunities offered by the public sector.

Improvement and Development Agency procurement site


Social Enterprise on the Small Business Service website

Supplier and Contract Management System (SCMS)
Procurement website for the Councils within the Yorkshire and the Humber region.