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South East Policy Unit

South East Policy Unit. Thames Valley Local Authority Procurement Checklist. 8 September 2005. Has the Council done a spend analysis?. 8 September 2005. Does the Council have a procurement web site and is there a link from the home page to it?. 8 September 2005.

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South East Policy Unit

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  1. South East Policy Unit Thames Valley Local Authority Procurement Checklist 8 September 2005

  2. Has the Council done a spend analysis? 8 September 2005

  3. Does the Council have a procurement web site and is there a link from the home page to it? 8 September 2005

  4. Does the Council have a specific small business procurement strategy and were small businesses consulted during its development? 8 September 2005

  5. Does the council have a “How to do business with the local authority” section on their web pages? 8 September 2005

  6. Do Councils advertise ALL their contracts on this web site? 8 September 2005

  7. Does the Council have a list of accredited suppliers? 8 September 2005

  8. What is the vetting procedure for becoming an approved supplier? 8 September 2005

  9. Does the Council have a PQQ adapted for small businesses, and for smaller contracts? 8 September 2005

  10. Have Procurement Managers attended any of the government courses on procuring from small businesses? 8 September 2005

  11. Do procurement managers understand the benefits of buying from small businesses? 8 September 2005

  12. Are Procurement Managers encouraged to award contracts to small businesses, or at least not penalised if they do? 8 September 2005

  13. Are Procurement Managers aware of the small business strategies within the following documents: 8 September 2005

  14. What are the Councils plans for eProcurement and eTendering? 8 September 2005

  15. Have Councils held any “Meet the Buyer” events for small businesses? 8 September 2005

  16. Are Councils planning to hold any “Meet the Buyer” events for small firms during 2006? 8 September 2005

  17. Do Councils run any training courses for small businesses to help them understand the Council’s tendering process and do you plan to hold any more in 2006? 8 September 2005

  18. Do you insist that your large contractors have to sub-contract a certain percentage of the contract value to smaller (local) companies? 8 September 2005

  19. Do Councils encourage larger suppliers to identify smaller, local companies to sub-contract to? 8 September 2005

  20. Do Councils have a policy of paying suppliers within 30 days and are they achieving this target (i.e. 90 per cent of suppliers paid within this time frame)? 8 September 2005

  21. Do Councils encourage the use of Procurement Cards? 8 September 2005

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