Procurement

Reading Borough Council spends a significant proportion of its budget each year on acquiring goods, works and services to enable it to carry out its functions, thereby providing companies of all sizes with a wide range of business opportunities.

The Council has a statutory duty to ensure that the procurement of goods, works and services represents the most cost effective solution and that the principles of best value are achieved.

Visit the page below for documents that set out the Council's purchasing procedures and gives guidance on some of the keys points which need to be taken into consideration when seeking to understand 'How to do business with Reading Borough Council'.

There is obviously a great deal of competition for Council business and the information provided herewith cannot assure you or your company of success. It is intended to provide you with sufficient information on how to present your products or services to best advantage should you decide that you would like to do business with the Council.