Become a Supporting Partner
We partner with technology and service providers who offer genuine additional benefits to our council members and are recommended by them.
The benefits of becoming a Supporting Partner
- Demonstrate your commitment to creating better public services.
- Share knowledge with a community of tech experts from various disciplines across local authorities and their suppliers.
- Gain access to council tech procurement professionals with a collective budget of over £100million.
Supporting partner offer
Level |
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Steel |
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Bronze |
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| Annual Fee (+VAT) | £50,000 | £25,000 | £12,000 | £4,000 | £2,000 |
Visibility and Access |
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| Promotion on social media (LinkedIn) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Access to Slack alongside councils and suppliers | 5 people | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Supporting Partner badge to use on assets | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Content |
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| Listed on Supporting Partners page | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Profile page on LGD website | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Featured case study | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Listed on LGD homepage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Events & Networking |
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| Present to councils at LGD meetups | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Discounts on tickets to LGD events | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Discount on LGD event sponsorship | 50% | 25% | 15% | 10% | 10% |
| Organise your own event with us | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Product |
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| Integrate your platform into our CMS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Product and technical support with platform integration | up to 20 days | up to 10 days | up to 5 days | ||
Supporting Partners need to:
- provide councils with the features and flexibility to meet user needs
- be backed by excellent customer service and documentation
- be fairly priced, and straightforward to start using
- provide comprehensive APIs as standard, not as an add-on
- adhere to the GOV.UK technology code of practice