Procurement - Trading with MHDC & Tenders

Malvern Hills District Council trades with organisations of all sizes covering a wide range of commercial opportunities.

A lack of information about opportunities and a lack of understanding of the Council’s contracting procedures rules may be stopping some organisations from applying for Council Contracts. The “How to do Business with Malvern Hills District Council”  (53.97 KB) guide aims to help overcome these difficulties and explains how to apply for contracts that are advertised and what is expected of you when working for the Council.

There is a great deal of competition for the Council’s contracts and this guide cannot assure individual firms success, however, it should provide enough information to give you the opportunity to be considered for Council work.

The Council’s vision is of a district which has first class services and facilities, is clean, safe, healthy and prosperous, and has vibrant and active communities. Procurement is one way of ensuring we deliver those first class  services. All procurement at the Council is devolved to Budget Holders and it is our aim to provide value for money on supplies and services bought and leased by the Council. This does not mean the cheapest but a balance between cost, quality and performance.

How to find out about our contracts

You will find a list of our current contracts and those due for renewal below. The Council encourages competition and welcomes bids from a wide range of businesses.

Contracts are awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous solution for the Council taking into account whole life costs, quality and sustainability. The Council cannot discriminate in favour of local suppliers but they will be given every encouragement to compete for contracts

Our Procurement Rules  (93.70 KB)

Malvern Hills do not maintain a register of approved suppliers, however, if you would like to be considered for any of the future opportunities to take part in a tender or quotation event please email your company details with a brief over view of your company’s profile to the address below.

Over the last three years we have also shared procurement projects with a number of our neighbouring councils. This ensures that the Council gains advantage by the aggregates such contracts afford and in addition shares the costs associated with the procurement exercise.

Malvern Hills District Council is a member of the Worcestershire and Warwickshire District Councils Procurement Group.

All enquiries should be emailed to margaret.duys@malvernhills.gov.uk in the first instance.

Audit of Contracts 2008 - 2009  (7.68 KB)

Procurement Strategy 2006-2009  (114.08 KB)

Any enquiries should be made through Customer Services.