ConstructionSkills' purchasing requirements are overseen by a Corporate Efficiency department. This department provides specialist support across the organisation for all tasks relating to purchasing a wide range of goods and services using a variety of contractual arrangements.

It is also responsible for the contracting of all capital, major and corporate goods/services, for call off by ConstructionSkills departments. The majority of our requirements are obtained from centrally contracted Government contracts e.g. mobile phones, copiers, stationery, print, cars and computer consumables.

In awarding contracts, our aim is to obtain best value. Best value does not mean the cheapest, but a balance between cost, quality, performance and delivery.

Where ConstructionSkills is the contracting authority, where appropriate goods/services will be advertised on our website. The exception to this is when the value reaches the OJEC threshold, in which instance these will also be advertised in OJEC.

If you are interested in supplying goods/services to ConstructionSkills, the process detailed below should be followed:

	1.	Review the list of advertised tenders
	2.	If interested complete the supplier application form and e-mail to the person stated.
	3.	Upon receipt ConstructionSkills will evaluate with all other interested suppliers considering experience and suitability. We cannot guarantee that an expression of interest will result in you being asked to tender.
	4.	ConstructionSkills will decide the most cost effective method of contracting to obtain best value.

ConstructionSkills only have two methods of ordering - an official order that must be quoted on all invoices (payment of satisfactory invoices within 30 days) or Corporate Purchasing cards.