How is Procurement Delivered by the Council?
The Corporate Procurement Team
provides the following services:
- To develop, promote and support a corporate framework to enable
all officers to obtain services and supplies to the required
quality in the most efficient manner.
- Monitoring of the Council’s spend on supplies, works and
services to identify where corporate or other arrangements can be
developed to improve quality and/or reduce costs.
- Undertake procurement and related projects in respect of
corporate or strategic contracts.
- Lead on the co-ordination of procurement efficiencies
- Monitor procurement related risk across the authority
- Co-ordination of procurement activity including the development
and delivery of training for staff.
- Provide advice and support to service procurement activities
across the Council.
- Provide support for the development of collaborative
arrangements where required to improve service delivery.
- Advice on markets and suppliers.
- Corporate contract management and performance monitoring.
- Promote and support the adoption of e-Procurement tools.
Monitoring
The Corporate Procurement Team regularly monitors the Council’s
spend on supplies, works and services. This assists in
identifying:
- areas where improved arrangements (for example, corporate
contracts or framework agreements) can produce savings and/or
improved quality, and
- services that may not be complying with the Procurement
Strategy and our Code of Practice.
Contact us
For any other information you can contact the Procurement Team
on CPU@carlisle-city.gov.uk.