Subcontracting Policy

Subcontracting At The Growth Company

The Growth Company (GC) is committed to promoting supply chain excellence with our subcontractors.

GC is fully committed to being fair, honest, and transparent with our Partners at every stage of our Partner relationships as well as supporting and enabling supply chain performance and investing in our supply chain networks.

Our procurement processes adhere to the principles of open, transparent and fair procurement practice. We work to ensure that value for money is achieved throughout our procurement and supply chain management activities. GC commits to conduct our procurement activities responsibly and with integrity.

The Growth Company Supply chain management ethos:

To develop diverse, flexible and quality supply chains – bespoke to each contract and geography
To bring together organisations who share our vision and values and are committed to providing the best service to our customers
To consult supply chain partners in the co-design of services and processes
To work collaboratively with supply chain partners to enable ideas, expertise and best practice to be shared
To operate in an open, fair and transparent way
To communicate targets and expectations clearly and consistently
To celebrate performance and recognise success
To provide support, advice and training where providers are struggling
To promote our commitment to facilitating the development of staff within our supply chains
To ensure quality of service, equal opportunities, diversity and contract compliance through access to contract specific policies and procedures
To actively manage contracts and supply chain performance to ensure our approach is proactive and maximises contract performance

For more information about how The Growth Company manages the supply chain, procurement process and more information about fees click here.

Please find information on the funding paid and retained for each delivery subcontractor please click here.

For more information on our current supply chain partners, click here.

Any other opportunities to join The Growth Company’s bid as a subcontract will be communicated through our People Services Partner Network via Intend. Partners are encouraged to join the People Services Partner Network as this will enable organisations (New or Current Partners) to be directly informed of any potential partnership opportunities where GC are bidding as a Prime Contractor for forthcoming opportunities or be notified of any identified gaps in our current supply chain on existing programmes.

GC Partner Network

We also advertise all opportunities directly on the GC Website.

If you have any questions relating to this process, please contact: busdev@growthco.uk