Procurement
300+
small and diverse-led businesses attending our market engagement events
2,800
contracts awarded to smaller and diverse-led businesses
£3.38bn
contracts awarded to smaller and diverse-led businesses
Goal
Support inclusive economic growth by buying a greater share of our goods and services from small, medium-sized and diverse-led local businesses
What we’re doing
Lowering barriers to entry for smaller businesses who want to work with us by simplifying our procurement processes and documentation
Training our procurement staff, including through a dedicated e-learning course, on buying more from small businesses
Building up our databases of smaller and diverse-led suppliers
Raising awareness of our contract opportunities and how to bid for them successfully, including running market engagement events with small business and supplier diversity organisations
Helping small businesses to become supplier ready, including developing supply chain mentoring and producing ‘how to’ guides
Value of actual spend with smaller and diverse-led businesses
No. of contracts awarded to smaller and diverse-led businesses
Value of spend contractually committed with smaller and diverse-led businesses
Proportion of annual spend awarded to smaller and diverse-led businesses
No. of smaller and diverse-led businesses supported through our market engagement events
How we measure our impact
Members
Greater London Authority ~ London Fire Brigade ~ Metropolitan Police Service ~ NHS London Procurement Partnership ~ Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) ~ Transport for London ~ University of London ~ Capital City College Group ~ London Legacy Development Corporation
Key resources
Guide: Guide to Social Value
This guide is for London’s small businesses who supply, or are seeking to supply, their products and services to London’s largest organisations.
Brochure: Buyers Brochure
This brochure outlines commitments made by anchor organisations, what goods and services they buy and details of where their post their upcoming procurement opportunities.
Guide: How to Bid for Public Sector Contracts
This guide provides practical advice to London’s smaller business community on where to find commercial opportunities with London’s largest organisations.
Presentation: Presentation on the Procurement Act by Robert Vaughan, Department for Transport
Presentation exploring implications of the Procurement Act 2023, highlighting opportunities and challenges for small and diverse businesses.
Case studies
Micro business wins big with UoL
Meet Matt, a micro business owner whose breakthrough contract with the University of London has paved the way for fresh ideas and cutting-edge innovation in medical science.
Delatim impove accessibility on London’s underground
Hear directly from the team at Delatim Ltd as they share how working with Transport for London is helping them scale up, collaborate, and contribute to London’s essential infrastructure.
Events
More than 100 small businesses came to the event hosted by London Anchor Institutions’ Network (LAIN) and MSDUK at the University of East London to learn about opportunities to supply goods and services to anchor organisations.