How to Do Business with Us and Current Contract Opportunities

The first step in supplying to Inverclyde Council, and the wider Scottish public sector, is to register with the Public Contracts Scotland and Public Contract Scotland Tender websites.

How to register and bid

  1. Register your details on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) and Public Contract Scotland Tender (PCS-T) - the council uses these website as a main reference point when conducting market research. Please note accounts with PCS and PCS-T can be linked.
  2. Monitor Public Contracts Scotland and Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) regularly for any relevant tender opportunities. (Public Contracts Scotland is also available as an iPhone app, and can be viewed on YouTube, flickr, and followed on twitter. Links to these are available on the Public Contracts Scotland home page).
  3. To register your interest for participating in any tender opportunity, follow the instruction in the PCS or TED advertisement.
  4. You will then be able to download/access the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (restricted tenders only) or tender documents through PCS or PCS-T.

To make sure your bid is considered, you must:

  • Provide all the information requested
  • Answer all questions accurately
  • Provide a response in the requested format
  • Return the documentation by the specified closing date.

Returned tenders will be assessed against the evaluation criteria. Evaluation will focus on how the tenderer proposes to deliver the service or goods in relation to cost, service and quality. The balance between quality and price will be determined by the service or goods to be procured. In most cases, council contracts will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous offer received.

Supplier Development Programme

Suppliers can also reference Supplier Development Programme (SPD) website (www.sdpscotland.co.uk), this is a local authority partnership established to offer small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) the opportunity to grow and diversify through procurement.

The SDP supports businesses to improve their knowledge and competency in competing for the £9b of Scottish public sector spend. The programme offers free advice, support, training and events covering all aspects of tendering.

To access all the assistance simply register now on the SDP website via the link:

To see how they can help your business, have a look at the SDP Video. As well as tender writing training, policy workshops etc, the programme also runs meet the Buyer events, putting your business in touch with the people making the buying decisions.

Current Contract Opportunities

Find out the latest Inverclyde Council contract opportunities by following the link to Public Contracts Scotland (Current Contract Opportunities).