Examples of our expenditure include the purchase of:

  • 20,000 tonnes of rock salt
  • over 3,000 mobile phones for staff
  • 900 uniforms for homecare workers.

Further details of our contracts include:

Types of contractors and suppliers

Our contracts range from long-term, short-term, to one-off.

These are types of contractors and suppliers that we do business with:

  • international and UK companies
  • SMEs (small and medium enterprises) – businesses employing 250 people or less
  • social enterprises
  • voluntary and community organisations.

Diversity of purchases

The list below demonstrates the diversity of purchases by our departments.

Goods:

  • photocopiers
  • office furniture and equipment
  • computer hardware and software
  • mobile phones
  • vehicles
  • clothing.

Works:

  • property maintenance
  • construction contracts
  • engineering.

Services:

  • consultancy (various)
  • external printing
  • agency staff
  • advertising
  • insurance
  • utilities.

(Note: the above list is not exhaustive)

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