“Pathways through the maze” – a ‘Need to Know’ resource

Todays ‘Need to Know’ resource is a publication from NAVCA & NCVO entitled “Pathways though the maze : A guide to Procurement Law”. It’s for any Third Sector Organisation interested in or involved with procurement processes. Sustainability for TSOs should at least take procurement and service contracts into consideration. This publication answers all of the [...]

Pathways through the maze

Pathways through the maze

Todays ‘Need to Know’ resource is a publication from NAVCA & NCVO entitled “Pathways though the maze : A guide to Procurement Law”. It’s for any Third Sector Organisation interested in or involved with procurement processes.

Sustainability for TSOs should at least take procurement and service contracts into consideration. This publication answers all of the key questions organisations will have about procurement legalities, processes and issues.

Printed versions of the publication have been distributed to members of NAVCA but the guide can be downloaded as a .pdf for free.

Download the publication here.

Visit the information page on the NAVCA website here.

Related resources:

The publication itself contains a number of useful related resources.

There is a Compact code for procurement for North & North East Lincolnshire. This is available on the Compact website here.

The Local Commissioning & Procurement Unit (LCPU) was established in 2008 and helps third sector groups through the commissioning process. Their minisite is here.
Download their flyer here.
They have many useful guides and resources listed here – download all the details as a .pdf here.

Within North East Lincolnshire, CERT runs the “Doing Business with the VCS” project to help organisations through PQQs, tenders and the procurement process. Contact Chris Mason at CERT on 01469 572313.

More information about procurement related resources is posted in the “Sustainable Finance” section of the Third Sector Hub website. Go here.

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