News Update

Week Ending 23rd September 2005

Equality in Procurement

A document has been produced by Gareth Venables, Strategic Procurement Solicitor at Tameside MBC, offering guidance in terms of the above.  The document includes: -

°            General Guidance

°            Contracts where equality is a core requirement

°            Taking account of equality in procurement

°            Model clauses

°            Questionnaire for assessing equality issues

°            Equality Impact Assessments

The document is available via the NWCE website, under the general discussion area of the forums, and can be viewed by clicking here

If you have any queries relating to this document please contact the Centre - nwce@tameside.gov.uk  

The 2nd Annual Efficiency Delivery Conference : Putting Policy into Practice

The above event, organised via Govnet, is being held on Tuesday 6th December 2005 at the QEII Conference Centre, London.  For further information or to register for the event, please click here

Forthcoming Workstream Meetings

Workstream meetings due to take place shortly: -

Please ensure that your local authority is represented at these meetings, as appropriate.

For further information regarding the workstreams and details of the meetings please contact Bev at the Centre – bev.brooks@tameside.gov.uk