Doing business with Thanet District Council
In very general terms, the following will be expected of people
who want to work for the council as contractors. More detailed
requirements will be included in the specific contract
documents:
- The council contracts under English law and the jurisdiction of
the English courts.
- Suppliers must accept the council's TDC General Conditions of
Contract (127kb PDF).
- Suppliers must have no convictions for fraud, corruption,
serious environmental breaches or other relevant offences.
- Suppliers must be assessed as financially sound.
- Suppliers must have relevant insurances.
- Suppliers must be willing to provide a parent company guarantee
or performance bond as required.
- The council will seek references from current or past
employers.
- Suppliers must provide evidence of any relevant certificates
relating to professional status, quality standards, environmental
standards, etc.
- Suppliers must provide relevant policy statements relating to
health and safety, environment and equal opportunities as
requested.
- Suppliers must be able to provide details of the company's
policies and procedures for ensuring equal opportunities. A
statement of the Council's policy can be found at equal opportunities
- The Council has adopted the National
Procurement Concordat for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
which sets out further actions that local authorities will take to
make their contracts more accessible to SME's.
All contractors working for us should be aware of the contents
of our
Whistleblowing Code & Policy for Ethical
Administration.
For further information please contact us.