Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council is situated in mid Hertfordshire, covering almost 50 square miles. It is a mix of the well planned urban and unspoiled rural land. There is a world-famous ‘garden city’ and woods, lakes, golf courses, cycle ways and a stately home lived in by Elizabeth 1 within Welwyn Hatfield. Yet we are within easy reach of London - about half an hour by motorway A1(M) or by frequent rail links to Kings Cross and Moorgate

Some 95,000 people live here. The main residential and commercial centres are Welwyn Garden City (population 42,000) and Hatfield and the ‘commuter villages’ of Welwyn Brookmans Park, Cuffley, Digswell, Oaklands and Mardley Health.

There are good shopping facilities in Welwyn Hatfield. Primary and secondary schools in Hertfordshire have good results, and the country has the second lowest crime rates in England and Wales.

Big employers in Welwyn Hatfield include QEII Hospital, Herts County Council & LEA, University of Hertfordshire, Tesco Store Distribution, Smith Kline Beecham, Roche Products, Avdel Textron, British Nursing Association, Herts Constabulary, Welwyn Hatfield Council (600 staff), Enterprise Cleaning Company, Rank Xerox, Cereal Partners.

For further information on how the Council undertakes it's procurement operations, please visit www.welhat.gov.uk/article/5566/Tenders-and-Contracts