Northamptonshire County Council does not operate from an 'approved suppliers' list. All contract opportunities are advertised on Source Northamptonshire.
Source Northamptonshire
The Source Northamptonshire website has been re-launched and is more interactive. It is now a central advertising portal for contract opportunities in Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and the East Midlands.
Suppliers can now register on the portal and save their searches in order to receive email alerts for categories or areas they may be interested in.
Download the user guide below for more details:
When you go on Source Northamptonshire, you will be able to see a list of:
- Live Contracts - which are the contract opportunities currently advertised.
- Recurring Contracts or contracts which you may be able to bid for in future.
- Awarded Contracts - where we publish details of suppliers who have been awarded contracts. You will therefore be able to contact them directly for sub-contracting opportunities
Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU)
Contract opportunities with Northamptonshire County Council for the supply of Goods, Services and Works that are over the value of the current European Union Procurement Threshold are also published electronically in the Official Journal of the European Union website.
Searching for OJEU Notices
Tenders Electronic Daily is the online version of the 'Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union', dedicated to European public procurement. It provides free access to business opportunities. Prior Information Notices, Contract Notices and Award notices placed by Northamptonshire County Council can be found easily on the website by searching the database.
To search Tenders Electronic Daily and view all opportunities for the council:
- Tenders Electronic Daily is a European website therefore select the English version (EN) from the number of different language headings on the front page
- When presented with the Tenders Electronic Daily website for the first time you may be asked either to register for the first time or click to continue. Click to continue
- On the left hand column you have a number of headings with a star symbol next to them. Click on 'extended search' in the far left hand column (it is under a star heading called 'search')
- Ensure 'OJS number' is blank and the search 'includes archive' if you want to see previous opportunities
- Under 'Authority Name' type 'Northamptonshire County Council'
- Click on 'GO'
Wider search criteria, e.g. Place: 'Northampton', will provide more information about opportunities published by other public sector organisations based in Northampton.
Collaborative Contract Opportunities
We regularly collaborate with other public sector contracting authorities on specific procurement projects. Full details of collaborative opportunities which may or may not involve the county council can be found by visiting the following websites:
Council Forward Plan
The Council Forward Plan contains details of a number of proposed Cabinet Papers relating to the tendering or award of contracts. The Forward Plan can be viewed on our Committee Information Management System at: