Council contracts and tender opportunities

Find our adverts

The procurement of goods and services valued over £50,000 or works valued over £150,000 are formally tendered via the Public Contracts Scotland website:

Browse our current contract notices

You can register for free on the website and you'll receive notifications when we add new adverts. We also use the site to request quotes for low value and low risk procurement exercises which is particularly suitable for small, local companies.

Procurement rules and standards

Council procurement is delivered in line with some clear rules and standards to ensure we achieve best value, meet legal and social obligations, and are fair and accountable in dealings with contractors and suppliers.

• Download our Corporate Procurement Strategy [PDF - 505.93KB]
• Download our Contract Strategy Management Policy [PDF - 935.58KB]
• Download our Sustainable Procurement Policy [PDF - 502.98KB]
• Download our annual report for 2020/21 [PDF - 1017.12KB]

Contracts register

We are legally obliged to keep and maintain a register of contracts. You can see all of our contracts where awards have been made for procurements above the £20,000 threshold as well as our planned contract opportunities in the document below:

• Contract Register [PDF - 673.22KB]

Frameworks in Use

• View our Frameworks in Use [PDF - 364.52KB]

Terms and conditions

• Download the Services General Conditions of Contract [PDF - 175.11KB]
• Download the Purchase of Goods Conditions of Contract [PDF - 132.83KB]

For works contracts please contact the Contract Owner for Terms and Conditions.

Support and advice

Bidding for a public sector contract can seem daunting but there is extensive guidance to support you.

The Scottish Government has published information which explains the public sector procurement process and gives practical information on how to bid for public sector contracts:

• Find out more about public sector procurement

Meet The Buyer Event

Following our 'Meet The Buyer Event' on 23 October 2019 at The Bridge, Dumfries we have created the below resources to help with the Public Sector tendering and procurement processes.

• Top tips for tendering - Helping you bid better [PDF - 2.68MB]
• Doing business with the Public Sector [PDF - 307.33KB]
• Community benefits in Public Sector contracts [PDF - 182.13KB]

You can also email Procurement.Tenders@dumgal.gov.uk if you require further information on our contracts, contract awards, procurement rules or processes.