The UK Public Sector Spends approximately £500 Billion every year, of which £220 Billion goes on goods and services.

Any contract valued at more than a specified value for any individual contract MUST be put out to tender.

EU rules require a level playing field, and that Government must apply fair competition rules to all tenders.

There are regular tender opportunities for virtually any product or service, from sandwiches to nuclear submarines.

UK companies can also bid on EU tenders - total EU tender market is approx. €4000 billion

The UK Public Sector consists of :-

• 467 Local Authorities in England & Wales
• 131 Higher Education Institutions
• 162 Further Education Colleges
• 24,000 Primary Schools
• 3,500 Secondary Schools
• 303 NHS Trusts
• 42 Police Services
• 39 Ambulance Services
• 25 Government Departments