How is Procurement Delivered by the Council?

Role of the Corporate Procurement Team

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.

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.