LCC - Supplier Engagement Event for Food and Drink Suppliers

LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL PROCUREMENT - SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT EVENT FOR FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIERS Lancashire County Council is holding a procurement / supplier engagement event aimed at manufacturers / distributors of food and drinks. This event is an introduction to Procurement which you may know as buying, contracting, tendering, purchasing or similar and is independent of any specific tender process.

The aims are: • To help you achieve a better understand of how ‘Procurement’ works; • To enable businesses to be in the best position to compete for local authority contracts; • To help us understand your needs and how we can help to meet these. Key topics to be covered include: • An overview of Lancashire County Council's Food and Drink Procurement Portfolio; • An introduction to Lancashire School Catering Service; • Procurement at the Council; • Understanding the procurement process; • How to access tender opportunities; • Hints and tips. See above link for details.