Approved suppliers

Imperial College London shall use a suitable contractor to deliver capital project works between the value range of £10,000 and £10 million. To ensure separation of functions and to provide a fair and transparent process, College Purchasing manage the appointment process for external organisations to the approved suppliers. On appointment the management of those organisations whilst they remain on the Approved Suppliers will revert to Estates Operations - Projects.

How to become a College Approved Supplier

The College Purchasing Department manages the process for an organisation to be appointed to the Construction Approved Suppliers.

Organisations interested in joining the approved suppliers should contact the Category Manager (Construction), College Purchasing Department for details on the application and selection process. Initial suitability is based on responses provided to a prequalification questionnaire.

Selection to tender for projects

An organisation will be selected to deliver services and works by the College Procurement Department. The Category Manager (Construction) will provide a proposed tender list for each discipline based on their capacity to undertake the work, relevant experience and suitability to deliver that specific construction project.

On each project Imperial shall select the number of organisations invited to tender based on the value and complexity of the project.

Performance of Contractors are constantly being reviewed from tender submissions through to appointment, delivery, completion, handover and post completion of a project. For those organisations that encounter issues with any of these areas, there will be a consultation period and (depending on the outcome) consideration for future projects will be reviewed.

Reviews are undertaken jointly by both Estates Operations Projects and the College Procurement Department.

For information on procurement or the tendering process for project appointments, please contact the Category Manager, Construction