Corporate Procurement
Procurement covers the acquisition of goods, services and works.
Procurement ranges from the negotiation of corporate contracts for
the supply of routine goods and services through to the more
complex partnership arrangements or joint commissioning with
another public sector organisation. It includes all stages in the
process, from identifying need, considering options, obtaining the
required solution, contract monitoring, through to final disposal
or cessation.
Procurement is central to delivering high quality, value for
money services. The Council must ensure that it obtains the
necessary goods, services and works to the required level at the
most economically advantageous price, taking account of whole life
costs.
Effective procurement is also a mechanism that can support
delivery of the Council’s corporate priorities and the Corporate
Plan. It can help the Council meet its wider objectives of
promoting the social, economic and environmental well being of the
district. Specifically procurement can:
- support economic regeneration through engaging with local
businesses
- promote equality
- minimise the Council's overall impact on the environment
- achieve the efficiency targets contained in the Council’s
Annual Efficiency Statement.