Our business and supply chain
Rotherham Council procures a diverse range of goods, works and services to enable the Council to deliver its public service. Procurement activity is categorised into 4 portfolio areas and the types of services include (but not limited to):
- People: commissioned social care provision for vulnerable children and adults, public health, homelessness
- Places: waste and recycling, green spaces, maintenance of the borough’s highways infrastructure, facilities management, vehicles and transport, security, housing repairs and maintenance
- Corporate: ICT, professional services, financial services, consultancy, training, catering, leisure
- Capital Works: build and civil scheme development and delivery.
In 2022/23 financial year the Council spent in excess of £350m with over 2,500 external suppliers of which more than 99.9% were UK based.
In undertaking procurement activity and the assessments of suppliers, the Council utilises the mandated Selection Questionnaire from Cabinet Office. This provides criteria for assessment to reduce the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking in our supply chain.
In addition, the Councils contracts include clauses around suppliers’ compliance towards legislation and best practice linked to modern slavery, including termination as a sanction for failure to comply. Contracts also include statements of expectation from the Council in that all employees are to be treated fairly, have the right to join a trade union and that the supplier must adopt a whistleblowing policy for staff to blow the whistle on any suspected cases of modern slavery.