Procurement Advice and Guidance

If you would like more information or advice on Procurement please use the following links:

Schools Procurement Advice

Specification Writing - Guidance
Specification Writing - Proforma

Procurement Advice - Service Specific
Specific to the services required by schools

Procurement Options Appraisal
This deals with the issues schools need to consider when deciding whether to deliver a service themselves, use the council's provider or a private sector provider.

Business Plan
This sets out the planning process that schools need when opting to deliver a service themselves.

Procurement Good Practice
Top 10 tips for schools

Document Suite for Quotations to be Advertised on the Supplier and Contract Management System (SCMS)
The documents required to upload your own quotations onto the SCMS system 

Regulations/Financial Management

Contracts Procedure Rules for Schools
This document deals with all the aspects of procurement including the financial thresholds for procuring goods and services.

Leeds Scheme for Delegation - Section 52 (Intranet Access Only)
This statutory document contains details of the budgeted spending on Education, Schools Budget Shares, a breakdown of each school's budget share by formula factor, a description of the allocation formula and details of Standards Fund and other grants.

Documents

Reporting Good and Adverse Performance of Contractors, Services, Consultancy Services and Suppliers
These forms can be downloaded to report both good and adverse performance of firms on the Approved List or those who have Framework contracts with Leeds City Council and Education Leeds or those services provided by Leeds City Council or Education Leeds.