Lancashire County Council – Meet the Buyer January 2026 Event

Calling All Local Businesses and Suppliers!

Lancashire County Council (LCC) invites SMEs, social enterprises, local businesses, and community organisations across Lancashire to join our “Meet the Buyer” event. This includes a live webinar and an in-person drop-in session focused on key themes and topics. It’s a great opportunity to speak directly with our LCC Procurement and Contract Management Team and to network with other local businesses and suppliers. This exclusive event is designed to:

Promote procurement opportunities to local organisations.

Increase SME participation in council contracts.

Provide practical guidance on bidding for public sector work.

Participating in Lancashire County Council’s Meet the Buyer event offers suppliers a unique opportunity to engage directly with public sector procurement teams, gain insights into upcoming contract opportunities, and better understand the Council’s procurement processes. For local businesses, this event fosters transparency, builds confidence in tendering, and encourages inclusive economic growth.

It aligns with Lancashire County Council’s mission to support a thriving local economy, promote sustainable development, and ensure public spending delivers maximum value for communities. By connecting suppliers with buyers, the Council strengthens its commitment to fairness, accessibility, and the empowerment of Lancashire-based enterprises.

Why Attend?

Learn how LCC procurement works – connect directly with the procurement team at Lancashire County Council to understand how the procurement process works and what information is readily available.

Discover upcoming contract opportunities – develop an understanding of how to identify opportunities across a wide range of sectors including construction and assets, care and public health, corporate services and goods, digital and IT and more.

Network with other local businesses and build valuable partnerships. 

Understand how to use the platforms and understand the documents for procurement - gain insights into how to become a supplier to LCC, improving your ability to act on opportunities, and understand tender and procurement documents making future tendering opportunities more efficient

Share opportunities and knowledge with LCC – allowing LCC to gain a better understanding of markets, ways of working, how we can be a more inclusive and open authority for suppliers to work with.   

Join Our Interactive Webinar

Take part in an engaging online session designed to keep you involved throughout. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in live polls and ask questions in real time.*

*For the best experience, we recommend joining from a laptop or desktop computer. Please note that if you access the webinar via a mobile device or tablet, some interactive features may be limited.

One-to-One face-to-face Sessions

Date: 20th January 2025
Venue: County Hall, Pitt Street, Preston

One to one further information click here