Arrangements Update - September 2024
By Isobel Czislowski, Category Manager
August Arrangements Round
It has ben a very busy few months! The May arrangements round closed out with 425 successful Suppliers appointed, and the Contracts Administration have activated 223+ suppliers in VendorPanel, ready for purchasers to engage.
On August 1st Local Buy released its third round of arrangements refreshes for 2024. This round saw 48 arrangements being opened for tender, with 648 tenders submitted. This healthy uptake builds upon what has already been an impressive year of new supplier onboarding, and refreshed and NEW arrangement released to market.
August Arrangements Round opened for tender, including 1 NEW ARRANGEMENT:
NEW ARRANGEMENT went LIVE August 1:
TWO NEW ARRANGEMENTS went LIVE September 1:
NOTE: Arrangements LB317 and LB318 REPLACE Arrangements BUS276 and BUS268, which expire 20 September 2024
At the forefront of our procurement activities and processes is probity and transparency.
Our team of qualified Evaluators and external professionals ensure that all dealings during this evaluation period are done so openly and fairly. This builds trust amongst our suppliers and purchasers whilst ensuring that Local Buy upholds the Regulations by which we abide.