Information Requested on the Information Form for Approved / Selected List Tenders

If your company applies to go on to the Council's Approved list or expresses an interest in an OJEU advertised Select List Tender, you will be asked to complete the relevant application form giving Company details, financial and technical background and information covering Equalities, Health and Safety and your Environmental Policy. The application form is split into a number of sections:

Company You are asked basic information about where your firm is based, legal status, parent company details (if applicable), numbers of directors and the number of staff you employ. We also require evidence of insurance covering risk indemnity.

Technical You are asked to provide technical information in support of your application and list details of contracts carried out over the previous 3 years and provide the names and addresses of proposed referees. If you are members of a registered trade association or any approved body you will be asked for copies of your membership certificates. We will also require details of your quality systems.

Financial You are asked to submit audited accounts for the last 3 years. If you are a new company and do not have audited accounts you can still apply, but tendering opportunities will be limited.

Equalities The Council's spending power helps generate thousands of jobs and the Council has a duty to ensure that public money is not spent on practices that lead to unfair discrimination. To address this the application form includes an Equal Opportunities Declaration document, which asks questions as set down by the Secretary of State, and requests information on ownership.

Health & Safety The application form asks for details of your Health and Safety policies and procedures together with any codes of safe working practices issued to employees.

Sustainability As a large purchaser of goods and services the Council is looking to address the environmental impact of its activities and develop awareness of environmental issues into all its services. It is the Council's policy to encourage suppliers to help us meet our objectives and therefore we ask for your policy to be submitted with your application for evaluation. We encourage prospective suppliers to:

•  Specify less environmentally damaging products
•  Promote greater use of renewable resources
•  Use environmentally friendly practices throughout the production process

Please note that being accepted on the Council's Approved list is no guarantee of work.