London Borough of Waltham Forest

Take a look at the opportunities below and the steps required to apply.

How to Sign Up as an Approved Supplier

1. Register for an account on the respective platform for each opportunity.

2. Fill out an Accreditation form

3. Submit an Enrolment form and select the types of services you can provide

Home Based Support

London Borough of Waltham Forest use the SProc.Net portal for their Home Support category. The Borough previously implemented a DPS, however they will be moving to a Framework in September 2022. 

Working with a smaller group of providers will allow the council to effectively implement quality management to ensure their Home Support Services meet the needs of their service users.

Despite this change, there will still be chances to work with the Borough as a potential spot provider. If you would be interested in this opportunity, please read through the documentation below to find out more.

Supporting Documents

  1. Volume B - Service Specification WF HBS Portal
  2. WF - Application Guide

Passenger Transport Services

London Borough of Waltham Forest use the SProc.Net portal for their Passenger Transport Services (2020) category. This is a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), allowing any provider who meets the criteria to offer their services to London Borough of Waltham Forest.

Through the introduction of more choice in the market, London Borough of Waltham Forest are ensuring that they follow best procurement practice by allowing healthy competition for each requirement. The DPS will allow London Borough of Waltham Forest to improve the sourcing process and deliver efficiencies both internally and for suppliers. 

If you are a provider of Passenger Transport and wish to join the portal, please view the below walkthrough video and documentation to find out more.

Supporting Documents

Temporary Accommodation

London Borough of Waltham Forest use the adamhousing.co.uk portal for their Temporary Accommodation category. This is a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), allowing any provider who meets the criteria to offer their services to London Borough of Waltham Forest.

The DPS will give housing providers improved access to work with local authorities, a single place to manage compliance for your portfolio, automated and easily tracked invoicing, and the opportunity to join multiple supply chains at any time.

If you are a provider of Temporary Accommodation and wish to join the portal, please view the below documentation to find out more.

Specific Steps for Temporary Accomodation

  1. Create an account on adam Housing
  2. Submit a Registration form for the adam Housing platform
  3. Complete an Accreditation for WREN's Temporary Accommodation category, which covers London Borough of Waltham Forest
  4. Add your properties and make them available for booking

Supporting Documents

Specialist Professional Services

London Borough of Waltham uses adamprocure.co.uk portal for their Specialist Professional Services category. This is a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), allowing any provider who meets the criteria to offer their services to London Borough of Waltham Forest.

Once a supplier has enrolled on SPS-Marketplace , they will benefit from the open market approach by receiving all of the opportunities that they want to, being involved in setting the market rate for the services and benefitting from the process efficiencies that come with the use of a technology platform.

If you are a professional services provider interested in joining the portal, please refer to the documentation below for further information.

For further information relating to the SPS Marketplace, please visit https://sps-marketplace.co.uk/

Supporting Documents

Benefits

Becoming an approved transport supplier of London Borough of Waltham Forest via their DPS hosted on SProc.Net offers several benefits.

  • Full transparency over contracts being awarded
  • Receive instant notifications of care package opportunities
  • Efficient and streamlined payments against care packages
  • Access to dedicated system support
  • Open for new providers to join at any time