Useful links

Sourcing for contract opportunities – websites free to access

London Tenders Portal The City of London Corporation advertises tender opportunities through the London Tenders Portal. Please register if you are interested in supplying the City.

When you log onto the site (1) Click on "Supplier's Area"; (2) Click "Register for free". Once you have registered your company's details, you will be led through a number of steps. When complete, your registration will be placed in a queue and dealt with in due course.

When your registration has been approved, you will be automatically informed of suitable contract opportunities in the areas you selected in the registration process, for the City of London Corporation, and also for the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Enfield, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hillingdon, Islington, Lewisham, Merton, Redbridge, Richmond, Sutton, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.

For opportunities with our neighboring boroughs Camden and Lambeth and further public sector organisations you can register at https://uk.eu-supply.com. Simply click on New Supplier Registration shown on this page and complete/submit the registration form.

There are 32 London Boroughs, all of which purchase millions of pounds' worth of goods and services. Visit the websites of the borough you're interested in doing business with, and thereafter search under "business opportunities", "contracts" or "procurement."

Government opportunities for business throughout the UK

Tenders electronic daily – the online version of the supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. This website lists all the tender opportunities for public sector services, goods and works above the EU threshold.

Contracts Finder (www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk) is a free service for businesses, government buyers and the public. You can find live contract opportunities, closed tender documentation, contract awards and contract documents. You can also subscribe to email alerts to receive updates on existing or new items.

London Contracts and Supplies Group is a purchasing consortia comprising of local authorities and other public sector bodies in the London area.

London Remade is a strategic partnership between the business sector, London Boroughs, regional government, waste management companies and the not-for profit sector. Its focus is pan-London and addresses the economic aspects of recycling and regeneration.

Tracker is a searchable database of public and private sector contracts

SIMAP – for information on public sector electronic procurement

Sourcing for contract opportunities – websites with service charge for access

Tenders is a searchable database of European public sector contracts

Tenders direct is a searchable database of public sector contracts

Centa Business Services

Websites providing Business information and potential new business opportunities

The Stationery Office  TSO is a website of the Williams Lea Group for Corporate Information Solutions

Business Information Solutions Ltd provides public sector contract information

Government Procurement service website

Gov.uk provides information and guidance on running your business

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) (was the Department of Trade and Industry

British Standards Institute

Health and Safety Executive

Afro-Caribbean Business Network

Hackney Business Ventures


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