How to do business with us

We would encourage applications from all businesses from any sector, including those from Social Enterprises and the Voluntary sector.

 

The following list of guidance documents and forms relate to doing business with Eastbourne Borough Council. You can download the documents from the bottom of the page.

This document contains information on tendering value thresholds, the Councils pre-qualification process, approved supplier process and select lists.

All Procurement made by or on behalf of the Council shall comply with these Contract Procedure Rules, subject to any overriding legislation.

To see UK businesses taking account of their economic, social and environmental impacts, and acting to address the key sustainable development challenges based on their core competences wherever they operate - locally, regionally and internationally.

Our current practices and procedures are currently under review so in effect our Approved Supplier listing is currently on 'hold' until a new agreement is reached.

 

We hope to achieve a 'supplier friendly' (and Council friendly) system which will deliver a common standard approach across the Councils within Sussex and beyond.

 

All existing 'approved' suppliers and all applications from potential new suppliers will be contacted in due course. If you have any questions in the meantime please contact us.

For contracts where the value exceeds the threshold laid down by the EU (£144,371 for goods and services and £3,611,319 for works) must be advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union.

 

All Councils in Sussex have agreed to adopt a standard self-assessment pre qualification questionnaire for contract opportunities below the European threshold, based on the Office of Government Commerce and Small Business Service model document (excludes Construction related business).

 

The purpose of this questionnaire is to assist the council in deciding which suppliers to short-list to invite to tender.