Technical Assurance Services

About the buyer

East Renfrewshire Council is a Scottish local authority based near Glasgow, buying as a local government organisation through its own corporate procurement team. Tenders and live contracts are advertised through Public Contracts Scotland, the national procurement portal. Suppliers register through an online sign-up form to be considered for council contracts. Much of its purchasing runs through Scotland Excel frameworks and Procurement for Housing Scotland frameworks. A Corporate Procurement Strategy sets out how purchasing supports the council's wider objectives. Major contracts carry community benefit clauses covering local training, employment and business supply chains.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of East Renfrewshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and software and information systems.