How the council awards contracts to services and suppliers
Last updated: 2 March 2026
Next review: 16 February 2027
We buy goods, works, and services from a wide range of providers. We award contracts to organisations that can meet our requirements and standards. Contracts can range from small, one-off purchases up to multi-million pound contracts lasting several years.
Guidance on bidding for Council contracts
Our Doing Business With Us (Word) provides guidance on doing business with the London Borough of Waltham Forest and the London Borough of Redbridge.
These guidance notes:
- explain to businesses including suppliers of goods, works, or services how the council procures what it needs
- allow businesses to get greater access to sell their goods, works, and services
- encourage businesses to compete for our contracts
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