Procurement policies

This section contains all the information you need to find out about the procurement process at the Department including regularly updated prompt payment statistics. In addition, the new procurement portal (http://dft.g2b.info/) is now available online. This aims to inform suppliers about what you need to do if you wish to become a supplier. It includes information about our purchasing arrangements and has details of past and present contacts.

Instructions for tenderers

Information about the departmental tendering process - use of this document is mandatory for any contract above the £25k threshold level.

Published:: 25 August 2010

Special transparency condition

Contractual condition regarding transparency.

Published:: 05 October 2010
Last update:: 02 November 2010

General Conditions of Contract for Goods

Current DfT standard conditions of contract used for the purchase of goods and the supply of services associated with those goods.

Published:: 25 August 2010
Last update:: 15 September 2010

General Conditions of Contract for Services

current DfT standard conditions of contract used for the purchase of services.

Published:: 25 August 2010
Last update:: 15 September 2010

Purchase order conditions of contract

The current DfT standard conditions of contract used when placing a purchase order (typically for goods and services valued at less than £25,000).

Published:: 25 August 2010
Last update:: 15 September 2010

Variations to OGC Model Conditions for Services

Details of changes made by the Department for Transport to the OGC Model Conditions for Services issued October 2008.

Published:: 25 February 2009

Instructions for formatting tender submission documentation: RFT/Word, CSV/Excel and Zip files

Instructions for formatting tender submission documentation: RFT/Word, CSV/Excel and Zip files.

Published:: 24 August 2010

Instructions for organisations producing reports for the Department for Transport: RTF/Word, CSV/Excel, PDF and Zip files

Instructions for organisations producing reports for the Department for Transport: RTF/Word, CSV/Excel, PDF and Zip files.

Published:: 24 August 2010

Payment policy

Information on the Department's payment policy.

Published:: 31 December 2008

Prompt Payment Statistics

Statistical data on prompt payment performance for the Department.

Published:: 01 March 2010
Last update:: 14 October 2010

Timber

This is the current DfT standard condition of contract used for the procurement of timber and wood-derived products.

Published:: 18 August 2009