Departmental procurement

The City of London operates a combination of devolved and centralised procurement. Departments undertake the majority of the procurement themselves for goods / services that they require. Information on some of these departments can be found on this page, and this list will be expanded in due course.

There is also a range of commonly used items / services that are procured through contracts set up centrally. These contracts are maintained by the Strategic Procurement Unit.

The Strategic Procurement Unit

The Strategic Procurement Unit (SPU) is responsible for a variety of contracts for the supply of goods to City of London departments, please see below for details of types of good supplied and range of contract. For all enquiries please email SPU.

The City of London Police Department

The City of London Police is responsible for the safety of everyone in London's "Square Mile". The Force is organised into six command areas; Anti-Terrorism and Public Order, Economic Crime, Specialist Crime, Corporate Support and two territorial divisions, based at Snow Hill and Bishopsgate. The latter are responsible for the day-to-day policing of the City while the other command areas include fraud investigators, scientific support officers, a dog section, mounted branch, a firearms unit and professional and administrative support staff.

The Force has outsourced its catering, cleaning and occupational health services and adheres to the City of London's contracts and purchasing directives for items such as furniture, photocopiers, stationery and consumables.

The Force will shortly be appointing a Procurement and Contracts Manager who will be the focal point for contact on all purchasing and procurement issues. Contact details will be updated once this has been accomplished.

Chamberlains - IS Division

The IS Division are the central provider of Information Systems services to the City of London. This involves purchasing, installing and maintaining computers and the networks that connect them, purchasing or developing IT software and systems and operating a variety of services for all departments and for Members. The main telephone system serving the Guildhall and other central offices is also our responsibility.

The Procurement team is responsible for the procurement service for all departments within the City of London. At present we purchase all hardware including Servers, PCs, Printers and Monitors. Currently we are under a Microsoft Select and Enterprise Agreement for all Microsoft Operating Systems and Microsoft Software licences. We also run a storeroom that holds a number of consumable items in stock including toners and cartridges for printers, network cables, memory and hard disk drives.

The IS Division procurement can be contacted by email.  

The City Surveyor's Department

Whilst a great deal of responsibility for minor works and building maintenance has now been devolved to departments the City of London's Surveyor's Department retains overall responsibility for many of the City of London's major construction and civil engineering projects.

There is an approved list for building and civil engineering contractors and consultants. The City Surveyor, in consultation with the Chamberlain and the Town Clerk, is responsible for managing the approved list of contractors and consultants in the following work categories: Contractors, Consultants and Engineering.

Any queries relating to the operation of the lists should be addressed to the Contracts Officer, City Surveyor's Department, City of London, PO Box 270, Guildhall, EC2P 2EJ.

Please either email the Contracts Officer or phone 020 7332 3751 for further information.

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