Doing Business with the Council

In Leeds, as in virtually every city, the Council is by far and away the biggest single purchaser of services. Councils are now obliged to do more than ever to source goods/services from small to medium sized enterprises in the private sector. In short, the Council could be your biggest customer. Yet many businesses find dealing with the Council too difficult and, as a result, look elsewhere for custom.

This session will explain the processes that Councils are required to go through before procuring goods/services from the private sector. An understanding of these processes and what they involve will help you to better position your business for successful tendering with the Council and other public bodies, and may be the key to you securing your biggest customer.”