About Select

About Select

Supplier accreditation is an area of increasing interest to public sector contracting authorities Ensuring that suppliers meet the required standards in their technical, legal and financial capacities helps to reduce risks when contracting. The BiP Select national pre-qualification service gives the reassurance that public sector buyers require. It provides accreditation to the same standard as the UK Government-backed Constructionline service, with which it shares a vetting service provider in Capita.

BiP Select has been endorsed by the Society of Procurement Officers in Local Government (SOPO). It supports a ’do it once’ ethos, since suppliers are only asked to seek accreditation once, annually, by those public sector organisations which use the service. Suppliers registered with BiP Select benefit from being seen by thousands of public sector buyers across the UK, so improving their chances of securing public sector business.

Buyer benefits

By registering free of charge with BiP Select you will benefit from:

• Access to a diverse database of BiP Select and Constructionline approved suppliers
• Reduced risk through pre-qualified, quality suppliers
• Improved efficiency by having a single, streamlined procurement process
• Reduced administration
• A transparent, fully auditable pre-qualification system
• Compliance: the BiP Select pre-qualification system is fully compliant with the EC Treaty principles
• Helping to support local businesses and SMEs

Many public sector organisations have adopted BiP Select, including:

• London Borough of Havering
• Central Office of Information
• Chelmsford Borough Council
• Gravesham Borough Council
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Walshall Housing Group
• Essex Fire and Rescue
• London Borough of Hillingdon
• Stoke on Trent Borough Council

This service can also be accessed by 4700 buyers.

For more information please visit www.bipselect.com