PROCUREMENT

Smarter procurement is a key strand of the work carried out by Improvement East under the Efficiency theme.

If you are interested in any of our work on Procurement, please contact our Programme Manager, Eddie Gibson on 01284 758310 or by e-mail

PROCUREMENT HUB

The Improvement East Procurement Hub contains a searchable list of nationally and regionally available Framework Contracts. The Hub is also updated and added to on a regular basis, with information on all manner of Procurement topics, including Standard Procurement Documentation, Procurement Events, Training Material and Sustainability, as well as links to external sources of advice and guidance such as the OGC's Collaborative Category Procurement Programme.
NB - All links that were previously accessible from this page have now been moved to the Hub.

To register for the Procurement Hub, please go to: Improvement East Procurement Hub
Registration is FREE and only takes a couple of minutes.
There is a promotional flyer for the Hub which you can open here

 PROCUREMENT EAST NETWORK (PEN)

Improvement East is co-ordinating Procurement activity across the region through the Procurement East Network or PEN. The PEN is made up of a group of 20 Public Sector Procurement professionals, representing the region's Fire & Rescue, County, Unitary, District and Borough Council partners, as well as the regional Buying Organisations and selected wider public sector partners.

For more detail on the work of the group, click here

NOTE TO SUPPLIERS

If you are a supplier looking for contract opportunities with public sector organisations in the East of England, PLEASE visit our Supplier Section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION