Support for small businesses

We want to support small and local businesses to win our contracts. This includes looking at how we structure contracts, revising our tender documentation, producing guidance documents, holding supplier events and working with local commerce groups.

We aim to hold two Meet the Buyer events a year in either Lowestoft or Woodbridge. The first was held on 22 August 2024.

Meet the Buyer Event August 2024.pdf (PDF, 5.34MB)

The next is due in January 2025 in our Lowestoft office. Please email procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk for more information and to join the waitlist. We do have a maximum number of places available so they are reserved on a first come, first served basis.

We support the national procurement concordat for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The concordat is a statement of principles to encourage effective trade between local authorities and small businesses.

Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Procurement Concordat.pdf (PDF, 103.84KB)