Equality in contracts

One of the issues identified in the Corporate Procurement Strategy is the requirement for procurement activity to support equality and diversity. To this end a leaflet has been produced that explains the Council's expectations of companies that do business with it and identifies where companies can obtain further advice and guidance.

The leaflet is available in the Downloads section, or a printed copy is available on request from the Strategic Procurement team.

See 'Downloads' for:

• Wakefield Council's Procurement Policy
• Wakefield Council's Equality and Diversity Policy
• Link to the  'Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service' on Delivering Equality & Diversity

E-procurement equality statement

The Council is aware that some faiths, for example, the Christian Brethren, may be prohibited from trading online via websites. The Council accepts that some suppliers may have objections to the use of e-procurement technologies on religious or moral grounds.

The Council does not wish to exclude any suppliers who, on religious or moral grounds, refuse to use electronic procurement methods. Therefore the Council will ensure that alternate (non-digital) methods are available to such suppliers to enable them to trade with the Council.

National Procurement Concordat for SMEs

• Wakefield Council has signed the National Procurement Concordat for SMEs (small and medium size enterprises) and is available from 'Downloads'.

Wakefield District Compact

The Wakefield District Compact is a written agreement between the statutory sector and the voluntary and community sectors. It aims to improve relationships so that everyone works together more effectively.

• The Compact document is available in Downloads'.

IDeA Procurement Fitness Check

In November 2004 the IDeA carried out a procurement fitness check of the Council.

• You can download the review team's report via see 'Downloads'.