Useful links

Useful links

Links to procurement portals

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search

https://in tendhost.co.uk/tengroup/aspx/Home


Links to free training courses:

Future Learn


Links to Business Support:

New Anglia Growth Hub

£1,000 TO £10,000 GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE NOW FOR GROWING BUSINESSES IN NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK

If you are an established and growing Micro, Small or Medium sized business and

  • You are looking to grow and expand your business or
  • You are planning to introduce a new product or service    or
  • You want to improve productivity or efficiency in your business

The Micro Grant Scheme could be for you.

To save you time and money, free and impartial support is available via the New Anglia Growth Hub’s team of Business Growth Advisers.

THE GROWTH HUB CAN:

  • Meet you face-to-face to discuss your growth plans
  • Advise on eligibility to apply
  • Help identify possible sources of match funding
  • Provide guidance on the application forms
  • Support you throughout the process

For more information contact New Anglia Growth Hub:

0300 333 6536

growthhub@newanglia.co.uk

http://www.newanglia.co.uk/business-support/


Links to free legal resources:

Interactive Legal Glossary http://pinningtonlaw.co.uk/glossary/
Guide to Internet Law http://www.isoc.org/internet/law/


Links to starting a ‘green’ business:

The Complete Guide on How to Make Your Business Green
https://www.autoenrolment.co.uk/guides/green-business/

Sustainable business practices: checklist
https://www.iisd.org/business/tools/principles_sbp.aspx


Would you like to get involved with tendering for contracts with a local council?

For information on Norfolk County Council purchasing please visit: https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/business/supplying-norfolk-county-council/tenders-contracts-and-procurement

Norwich City Council please register here or check out: www.norwich.gov.uk

South Norfolk Council their website section on Procurement.

Further information kindly provided by South Norfolk District Council:

OJEC.com (not a free website you have to register) enables you to access tenders

Contracts Finder – this is the website run by business link and they tell you about procurement opportunities and also upcoming opportunities that are in the Pipeline (please remember to scroll down to see this part). This is for all of the councils:- Online contracts finder.

East of England Local Government Association Contracts Database – look at all of the contracts registers of the organisations who have uploaded their information, you can search by Organisation or Category. http://contracts.eelga.gov.uk/

Delta eSourcing – Register on this website for buyers to access ventolin evohaler order your details. The helpdesk no is 0845 2707050 or click on the Contact Us page for a demo or live chat. https://www.delta-esourcing.com/

ESPO – Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation – organises frameworks used by Councils and Public Sector Organisation including schools, colleges, police, health authorities. Telephone 0116 265 7927 or email to find out how to get yourselves onto their frameworks.

Crown Commercial Service based in Norwich this is the governments department for Purchasing and Procurement.

Norfolk County Council have recently launched a new website called Locate Norfolk, the purpose of this site is to help support businesses and improve Inward Investment to Norfolk, here you will find a variety of information on the different sectors across Norfolk, an Interactive Map showing the growth corridors in Norfolk, as well as Business Support information and much more – www.locatenorfolk.com

For more useful information for businesses, visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/business