PAE Suppliers
The Procurement Agency for Essex (PAE) has adopted the BiP Select Service which is a national pre-qualification service for the public sector. The PAE portal brings buyers into direct contact with suppliers for all the products and services purchased by the public sector across Essex.
The PAE represents 15 member Local Authorities, Essex County Fire & Rescue Service and St Georges Housing and works to promote and facilitate collaborative procurement across Essex.
The current members of the PAE are:
- Basildon District Council
- Braintree District Council
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Castlepoint Borough Council
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Colchester Borough Council
- Essex County Council
- Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
- Epping Forest District Council
- Harlow Council
- Maldon District Council
- Rochford District Council
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
- St George
- Tendring District Council
- Thurrock Council
- Uttlesford District Council
If you are interested in supplying goods and services to these member authorities we recommend that you register as a supplier on www.paessex.gov.uk in order to receive contract opportunities free of charge that match your business requirements.
Having registered on the PAE site you will then be able to access the BiP Select Service which will increase the visibility of your products and services across Essex and indeed nationally to over 8000 public sector buyers throughout the UK which offers an invaluable opportunity to gain recognition in the public sector market. The BiP Select Service offers 2 levels of assessment:
- Select Certify - This entails the completion of a simple online questionnaire free of charge.
- Select Accredit - If your company tenders regularly for public sector contracts, you will save time, effort and costs by applying for Select Accredit status as your accreditation need only be renewed on an annual basis. Information on the fees for this service can be found by visiting www.bipselect.com/accredit.
Important note for Constructionline Suppliers: If you are already registered with Constructionline you do not need to apply for Select Accredit status but you still need to apply for the Select Certify level quoting your Constructionline number to ensure that you company is correctly listed and eligible to receive the contract opportunity notifications.
To register as a PAE supplier:
If you require further information about the BiP Select Service, please do not hesitate to contact the BiP Select information line on 0845 270 7094 or email the helpdesk