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The Authority buys goods, works and services from a range of suppliers. Contracts vary from small one-off purchases to large works or service contracts. We aim to provide as much information as possible to existing and potential suppliers. As well as letting our own contracts, the Authority also enter into collaborative procurement arrangements with other Authorities and consortia. The Local Authority Purchasing Partnership is not a separate organisation, but merely an extension of the Authorities own procurement function.
We currently have an A-Z of Contracts that details our Corporate Contracts and LAPP Contracts, highlighting when they are due for renewal, and who you should contact if you are interested in being invited to tender.
Additional contract details for specific Oldham Council contracts will be added to this page as and when they arise. We would therefore recommend that you bookmark this page and check the content regularly to keep up to date with the potential opportunities available to your business.
The Partnership, under its original title of the Greater Manchester Purchasing Consortium, came into existence following the reorganisation of local government in April 1974 when some of the Authorities in the Greater Manchester area undertook the arrangement of a few inter-Authority purchasing contracts.
The Partnership consists of the following member Authorities:
Other Local Authorities and public and voluntary bodies, as defined by the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970, are eligible to use the Partnership's services.
The Partnership operates on a co-operative basis, with one Authority administering a number of contracts on behalf of other members of the group and vice-versa. A tender exercise is conducted for each contract and depending on the value of the tender this will be advertised in OJEU (Office Journal of the European Union) and/or local press or local trade journals.