Working with Harlow Council

Harlow Council uses a range of different suppliers to deliver its services. Currently Harlow Council spends around £73 million and uses 1,300 suppliers. Around £33 million of that spend has been through local Harlow suppliers, with a further £10 million in Essex and Hertfordshire.

The Council will only spend in order to deliver its services such as the following:

• Council housing

• Regeneration - including house building

• Property portfolio - Civic Centre, Latton Bush Business Centre, commercial tenancies

• Parks - including the Town Park and Pets' Corner

• Waste collection

• Environmental health - food hygiene, licensing, aids and adaptions

• Planning and Building Control

• Community services - Community Safety, Harlow Playhouse, Harlow Museum

• Communication, finance, legal

Procurement rules

The Council must follow its procurement rules when procuring goods and services. These include Contract Standing Orders, Governance Expectations and Financial Regulations. Foundations underpinning public procurement include social value, equalities, prompt payment, anti-bribery, modern slavery, GDPR & Freedom of Information and equal treatment of suppliers.

Register as a supplier

All Harlow Council suppliers must have completed a Supplier Registration Form and been accepted by the Council. The purpose of the supplier form is to add new suppliers to the Council financial system. The checks (via Credit Safe) are undertaken to:

• ensure the Council is dealing with a financially viable company

• ensure Officers have followed the procurement rules

• confirms the company registration and VAT number (where applicable)

• obtain the supplier Unique Tax Reference Number (UTR) - to ensure the Council is compliant with HMRC requirements, otherwise the supplier will be taxed at source.

The Council advertises current tenders valued above £50k on the MyTenders portal.

For more information and to register as a supplier, click here.

Harlow Gilston Garden Town

Aims to deliver 10,000 homes across seven villages in the Gilston / Harlow area by 2033. Enabling an integrated sustainable transport networks and creating 20,000 jobs.

The HGGT will utilise local supply chains and create more opportunities for local businesses. Find out how your business can prepare for procurement opportunities.

Essex County Council

Any Opportunities to provide goods and services which are over £100k in value are advertised on the Proactis website. Essex Country Council also publish a current opportunities spreadsheet which highlights their latest procurement opportunities. You can view the spreadsheet and other helpful information on their website.