Welcome to Warwickshire County Council

The procurement section of the Schools & Learning website has been designed to provide Warwickshire Schools with “one stop shop” access to all of the information they will need to manage their procurement activity effectively, efficiently and in line with the governance requirements of the County Council.

Contract Standing Orders for Schools
Summary of Key Changes
3 Flow Charts: Procurement of Equipment/Goods Changing County Catering/Cleaning/Grounds Maintenance provision New Build/Refurbishment/Capital Projects	Outlining procedural steps for any procurement.
TUPE leaflet
Procurement Guidance for Staff
Procurement Guidance for Headteachers and Governors
Procurement Toolkit for Schools	A standard tender package which is fully compliant and can be used by schools for all low risk / low value contracts – EXCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OR THE APPOINTMENT OF CONSULTANTS – simply fill in the blanks and issue.
Procurement Training For Schools	A course outline of the procurement training available to Warwickshire schools plus slides from a recent training event delivered to Warwickshire Heads, Governors and Bursars.
“E” Buying Power	The news sheet of WCC’s Procurement Unit containing up to date procurement information and savings opportunities
WCC Procurement Website	A link to WCC’s main procurement website. This site contains details of current tender opportunities, procurement related policies, guidance to suppliers and procurement news and events
Other Useful Websites	A range of other useful procurement related websites offering savings opportunities to schools Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) Centre for Procurement Performance (CPP) Office of Government Commerce (OGC) Office of Government Commerce – buying Solutions (OGC BS) West Midlands Centre of Excellence

Schools should note that more bespoke guidance relating to specific contractual issues is included within the Legal Services section of the WES website – full access to this information is only available to schools subscribing to the WES Legal service.