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Commissioning & Procurement Strategy for Sustainable Practices

Find out about Blackpool Council's updated commissioning and procurement strategy for 2012-2015, focusing on strategic collaboration, efficiency, sustainability, governance, legal compliance, transparency, and SME opportunities.

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Commissioning & Procurement Strategy for Sustainable Practices

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  1. Finance and Audit Committee Commissioning and Procurement Strategy and use of local suppliers Trevor Rayner, Head of Procurement and Development

  2. Commissioning & Procurement Strategy updated for period 2012-2015 6 key objectives: Strategic & collaborative Commissioning & Procurement Efficiencies through Commissioning & Procurement Sustainable practices Adopting a robust governance framework Legal compliance Enabling others for continual improvement Transparency agenda and increased public scrutiny All spend over £250 published on Council website FOI requests Government is trying to encourage SME opportunities Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Wider Context

  3. Wider Context – key facts & Figures (Source: SpendPro) Blackpool Council third party spend Where Blackpool Council third party spend was directed in 2011/12 (%) North West Authorities in-borough spend (%)

  4. Legislation Public Contract Regulations 2006 (as amended) • Applies to all contracts for the supply of goods, services or works, where the total estimated value of that contract equals or exceeds the relevant thresholds: • Supplies - £173,934 • Services - £173,934 • Works - £4,348,350 • The contract must be advertised at EU Level (Official Journal of the European Union). • Contracting Authorities (LA) must apply the general principles of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) at every stage of the process: - Transparency - Fairness - Equality of Treatment - Non Discrimination (this includes positive & negative discrimination.) Remedies Directive 2009 • Increased risk of legal challenge from aggrieved bidders (eg. West Coast Mainline rail franchise)

  5. Local supplier engagement – steps so far Contract values below £85k require 3 quotations. CPRs now state 2 of the 3 quotes should be from local suppliers where appropriate Training in the use of The Chest e-Tendering Portal, increasing suppliers’ visibility of Council tenders Closer working with Council’s Partnership & Business Development Team Also where appropriate: Use of trials for local suppliers Mail-shots for up-coming contracts Soft market testing Supplier days

  6. Tenders and Quotations to be advertised on Council website with improved guidance notes Increase use of trials Seek to increase number of local suppliers registered on The Chest Greater use of supplier days Simplification of documentation Local supplier engagement – future plans

  7. A more proactive approach – spend analysis to identify opportunities for reduced costs Forward programme which identifies resource commitments in line with high risk procurements / contracts Category Management – establishing market specialisms Wider Procurement Measures

  8. Get in touch: Email: procurement@blackpool.gov.uk Phone: (0l253) 478989 or 478977 Get on The Chest: www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk Get the information: www.blackpool.gov.uk Contact

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