The Council is committed to valuing diversity, and promoting and implementing equality of opportunity in all its activities. In doing so, the Council is keen to ensure that its suppliers abide by the law and are working to best practice in this area. All suppliers, as part of the tender process, will thus be required to provide evidence that they have equality and diversity policies in place and are committed to them.

Paul Peng, Corporate Equality and Diversity Officer, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Huyton Municipal Buildings, Archway Road, L36 9YU.

Telephone: 0151 443 3073

The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), Arndale House, Arndale Centre, Manchester, M4 3EQ.

Telephone: 0845 6015901

Disability Service Team, First floor Dyson Chambers, 12-14 Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6EP.

Telephone: 0113 215 5289

Disability Rights Commission, Fox Court, 14 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HN.

Telephone: 020 7543 7000

The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), St Dunstans House, 201-211 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1JZ.

Telephone: 0207 939 0000