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Business Opportunity and Information Technology

Business Opportunity and Information Technology. Serves 170,000 people Aims to improve links with local businesses Economic Development Strategy Committed to Best Value. Barking and Dagenham.

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Business Opportunity and Information Technology

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  1. Business Opportunity and Information Technology

  2. Serves 170,000 people Aims to improve links with local businesses Economic Development Strategy Committed to Best Value Barking and Dagenham

  3. Procurement is important to Barking and Dagenham (B&D) because it has a direct impact upon spending, savings and on how we meet our service delivery objectives Procurement influences how we meet our corporate strategic objectives and plays a part in how we meet our regulatory obligations Barking And Dagenham Procurement

  4. Seek to remove obstacles and inhibitors to doing business with the Council In the delivery of larger contracts and framework agreements, the roles of small and medium sized, specialist suppliers will be considered. Our commitment to Local Businesses

  5. Good quality suppliers Flexible suppliers Diversity in Procurement processes Ability to adapt to change Alternative service delivery Business continuity planning What the Public Sector are looking for

  6. All contracts with a value of over £50,000 will be exposed to a formal competitive tendering process Suppliers may be invited more formally to submit Tenders for higher value, higher risk work. We may ask suppliers to provide quotes for low value work The procurement process

  7. All contracts that require an advertisement will be advertised on the Council’s Current Opportunities web page: www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk Contracts under £100K are also advertised on the supply2gov web site www.supply2.gov.uk Advertising Contract Opportunities

  8. Procurement Routes

  9. As a principle of procurement risk management, suppliers that tender for business must first be pre-qualified. There are two routes: For construction related procurements through Constructionline Successfully completing a B&D Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) Supplier Pre-Qualification

  10. The PQQ’s can be complex, especially when suppliers are quoting for lower value services and supplies. Supply London - work with small businesses providing practical assistance to enable you to become successful suppliers Supplier Pre-Qualification

  11. Why is e-procurement a priority for the Council? Improve value for money Reduce costs associated with the purchase to pay process Re-direct resources to improve services to the public e-Procurement

  12. Purchase Cards – Barclaycard - VISA E-Tendering – Oracle Sourcing Request for Quotes (RFQ’s) as above E-Marketplace – IDeA E-Invoicing – Not yet - but soon! E-Auctions – Not yet! e-Procurement technologies

  13. Faster more accurate order processing Prompt payment Increase business without the need to increase administration costs Level playing field Not just for Barking and Dagenham @UKPLC is dedicated to helping businesses get on line Benefits to Suppliers

  14. Smaller businesses now have access to 10,000 Olympic contracts, according to the Olympic Delivery Authority. The CompeteFor portal has been developed to improve the chances of firms who may not be able to compete for major contracts winning work for 2012 London 2012

  15. Sue Chappell Strategic Procurement Manager Sue.l.chappell@lbbd.gov.uk Corporate.procurement@lbbd.gov.uk Website:www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk Corporate Procurement Section

  16. Supply London:www.supplylondon.com @UKPLC:www.uk-plc.net CompeteFor:www.competefor.com Useful contacts

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