Friday, 7 August 2009

Important and valuable information

For three years, supply2.gov.uk has advertised thousands of public sector procurement opportunities worth up to £100,000 – making the website ideally suited to small and medium sized businesses, and making it easier to access the thousands of Government procurement opportunities that are directly relevant to them. The fee that was previously charged to search the site across the UK will now be removed, providing firms with better access to public sector contracts to help their businesses grow.

This free service is an interim step along the way to introducing a key recommendation outlined in the Glover Review - that by the end of 2010 all public sector contract opportunities should be accessible through a single, free online web portal.

By introducing a free to use national search service Government is helping to create a level playing field on which SMEs can compete with their larger counterparts. This will realise benefits for SMEs, the economy as a whole, and help drive further innovation in public services.

Supply2gov can be accessed at: http://www.supply2.gov.uk/

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