The Standard Documents Group have now completed their work in updating the region's Standard Template Documents.

Special thanks goes to the members, listed below, for their involvement and hard work. The group will continue a watching brief over the documents going forward to maintain their relevance in light of new legislation and developments. Please contact any of the group if you have any suggested amendments:

David Hayes - Gedling & Rushcliffe BC
Sandy Williams - Bassetlaw DC
Surinder Kahlon - Derby City
Steve Cotterill - Broxtowe BC
Andrew Hickson - Derbyshire CC
Gus de Silva - Northamptonshire CC
Roger Holloway - Lincolnshire CC
Matt Hird - Lincolnshire CC

The purpose of these templates is to:

(a) Provide the regions authorities with consistent standard template base documents relating to procurement processes.
The benefit from using a standard template is that it both saves time on each individual procurement and provides a good consistent base document.

(b) Develop over time a consistency of documentation emulating from local authorities which provides suppliers, in particular SME's with a recognised format in which they are comfortable in responding against.

The documents can be found at:
http://www.eastmidlandsiep.gov.uk/standarddocuments/