Procurement
The current procurement regulations will be changing, and a new set will replace them from February 2025. The new regulations will be known as the Procurement Act 2023.
The new regulations will change how public procurement is carried out with an aim to improve the way suppliers, services and works are procured for the public sector.
See Procurement Act - Guidance for suppliers, which offers you concise information about the new act, along with links for further details.
The Cabinet Office has also produced this detailed guide for suppliers.
Luton Council has a corporate Procurement team that manage all spend requirements over £5,000.
The Procurement team will enable and assist all council departments to purchase goods, services and works in line with the council’s standing orders and Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).
For smaller value purchases we will approach suppliers for purchases.
All requirements are advertised on our e-tendering portal and in doing so are:
- fair
- transparent
- non-discriminative
All local authorities have a legal obligation to publish their contracts register and you will find our register will provide the following information:
- contract details
- supplier(s)
- start and end date
- estimated annual spend
If you are interested in bidding for opportunities at Luton Council please register on our E-tendering portal ProContract.
By registering on the portal we know about you and may approach you in this way. When registering you can include categories of work you are interested in.
You will find detailed guides on our website on how to register on the portal and how to search for opportunities on our website.
No Purchase Order No Pay
We have introduced a no PO no pay policy from the 1 May 2016. The below word document Supplier Guidance will offer guidance on what this will means to you as a supplier of Luton Council.
Contracts register
Find out about our current contracts using the button below.
Other business, contract opportunities and guidance
If you are a local small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) why not advertise your business or employment opportunities in Luton Life.
Listed below are links to the 'Central Buying Consortium' and the government 'Contracts Finder' website. For companies new to the public sector, the GOV.UK website provides a wealth of information to inform and support you.
Please see below for links to the Central Buying Consortium and the Contracts Finder website.
432.4 kB
83.5 kB
3rd Floor Arndale House 37 The Mall, Luton, LU1 2LJ
Tel: 01582 546680
[email protected]