We provide holistic procurement services to the public sector
– managing procurements, managing risk and helping to deliver quality and value.
Strategic Services
- We ensure member authority’s corporate and procurement strategies are aligned to the procurements carried out
- We look to leverage the wider buying power created by having a group of members with similar needs coordinating procurements across the group for like requirements
- We provide advice and support regarding CPR content and changes required by new legislation
Operational Services
Resource planning
Coordination of an annual procurement plan and ensuring projects are delivered in a timely manner
Management of procurement over the member’s tender threshold up to contract award.
Including but not limited to;
- providing procurement template documents in line with regulations and ensuring these are completed in a compliant manner
- Providing options, and recommendations, for appropriate routes to the market
- Review and risk assessment on specifications and member provided documents
- Co-ordinating evaluation stages
- Presiding over the award process
- Soft market Testing exercises
- Publishing of relevant notices
- Providing advice on all procurement regardless of value
- Support with Legal services in coordinating contractual documents
Officer training on a variety of procurement areas.
Support with formal papers as required by member authorities.
Reporting
- Monthly progress meetings with each member
- Annual report including savings and activity
- Transparency Agenda support including contract registers
