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£6,590,000 For Members of Parliament Websites

3rd April 2008

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Members of Parliament have finally recognized the importance of the Internet as a way to communicate to their constituents. MP’s have voted themselves a £10,000 internet communications budget for the development of individual websites for the 659 members of parliament.

The funding is to create websites that contribute to a better understanding by the public of the parliamentary process. They are not to be used for fundraising or promote a specific political party.

Some IT professionals question the value that the MP’s will get for their money. On average, a professional website will cost £5,000 to £7,000 to create and about £1,000 a year to maintain. This gives them a big budget to work with. This is in additional to their printed communications budget of £7,000 a year.

Buyers Guide and its website, www.buyersguide.co.uk, has 157 website design companies listed that are willing to work with members of parliament and other public sector bodies.

Buyers Guide has been helping private companies get access to government contracts since 1996. With over 5,000 company listings on www.buyersguide.co.uk of specific products and services targeting public sector work, Buyers Guide is an easy solution for helping government buyers find qualified suppliers.

Companies listed on Buyers Guide range from multinationals to sole traders, but all have the goal of working on public sector contracts. These include working with schools, colleges, universities, local councils, ministry of defense, NHS, housing authorities, and government funded non-profit agencies.

The advantage that buyers guide offers is that the company “profile” on the www.buyersguide.co.uk website is written to specifically answer the pre-qualification questions from public sector buyers. This usually includes information like; previous work with other government bodies, years in business, industry qualifications or certifications like ISO 9002, testimonials from clients, government awards like investors in people, confirmation of equal opportunity employer status and specific contact details.

The Buyers Guide “profile” system allows government procurement specialists to quickly find companies that have government experience, the pre-qualification standards and a willingness to work with the public sector in one place saving time, effort and ultimately money.

Contact:

Buyers Guide
0191 260 5388
0191 221 2287
www.buyersguide.co.uk

Company History

Buyers Guide, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, was established in 1996 and is the leading online directory of UK companies that are targeting the £600 billion in public spending each year. To date, there are over 5,000 company listings in 1,200 categories on the www.buyersguide.co.uk website.