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FIREBUY Suppliers Day Wednesday 16 th March 2011

FIREBUY Suppliers Day Wednesday 16 th March 2011. f rom The Consortium. The Consortium?. The Consortium was formerly a local authorities supplies organisation covering the South West of England and much of Wales

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FIREBUY Suppliers Day Wednesday 16 th March 2011

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  1. FIREBUY Suppliers DayWednesday 16th March 2011 from The Consortium

  2. The Consortium? • The Consortium was formerly a local authorities supplies organisation covering the South West of England and much of Wales • It provided procurement and fulfilment services to 10 county councils and 60 or so district councils. • It supported Police and Fire authorities with specialist contract management. • In 1995, following local government reorganisation, we joined the private sector • We have continued to serve customers delivering public services, whether in the public, private or 3rd sectors, across the UK. • Whilst 80% of our business is now in educational supplies, we have retained our links with the Fire Service • Since 1994, we have provided procurement and contract management support to the Fire Service Appliance Consortium (FSAC) and were instrumental in the development of the original Standard Type B Water Tender • Specialist contracts, including EU compliant tendering, are a small but important part of our operations today.

  3. Why Were We Selected The Consortium is not the easy choice for DCLG • We are not a contracting authority (because we are a private sector, for profit, organisation) • We are based in Wiltshire (Firebuyis based in Reigate) But • We have relevant contracting experience • We understand the specific issues facing the fire engineering sector • We understand the (sometimes conflicting) demands of Chief Fire Officers and their Fleet Engineers and Procurement Managers • We understand that no-one is mandated to use the contracts we will be taking on And we were still up for the challenge!

  4. Why Firebuy from The Consortium • The Consortium recognises that public procurement is changing. • We see the Firebuy opportunity as a way to demonstrate our specialist procurement credentials, leveraging the long term relationships we have with the Fire Service. • We believe we can strike a new balance between compliance and innovation, working with customers and suppliers to find solutions to today’s operational and financial challenges. • The Consortium doesn’t have a policy agenda to deliver so we aim to be a facilitator, providing procurement frameworks that deliver flexibility and value to the Fire and Rescue Service (and others) and clarity and opportunity to suppliers. • We have no wish to burden customers or suppliers with bureaucracy or to stand between customers and their key suppliers. • We will invest time in understanding what works, what doesn’t work and what could be done differently. • We will only succeed if we can demonstrate the value of our involvement to you and to your customers.

  5. What Next • Today is the first step in the process of engaging with suppliers • We have more work to do with Firebuy and DCLG before we formally take the Framework contracts on, but we are keen to build on the momentum from today • If you would like to talk sooner rather than later,please contact me: Melanie Teal Chief Executive The Consortium, Hammond Way, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 8RR Tel: 01225 771254 Email: melanie.teal@theconsortium.co.uk

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