Local Supplier Initiative (Pilot Project)

Tender description

Hammersmith and Fulham Council would like to develop a local supplier brokerage service to support local economic value procurement from developments within major local regeneration areas such as White City Opportunity Area, Hammersmith Town Centre/Riverside and South Fulham Riverside and key council contracts. Hammersmith and Fulham Council already operates a Procurement Code for qualifying s106 developments and has set a local procurement target of 10% for such developments. It is now seeking to pilot a local supplier initiative to facilitate the dialogue with key buyers, to engage and support local suppliers to win such contracts. Previously, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has been covered by London-wide supply chain programmes such as Supply Cross River 2 and Building for Growth and it now wishes to establish a local dedicated local procurement initiative. This pilot will inform the development of a wider programme aimed to establish a local procurement initiative linked to key current and future developments and council contracts. The intended spend for this pilot will be up to £24,000. Deadline for submissions: 13 January 2017 Interviews: week commencing 30 January 2017 Pilot commencement: February 2017 Please register on the Council’s tendering portal (www.capitalEsourcing.com) to download the relevant information pack. For any queries regarding this opportunity, please contact: Mohamad Haniff mohamad.haniff@lbhf.gov.uk or Henrietta Jacobs henrietta.jacobs@lbhf.gov.uk