Procurement Definition
'Procurement' is the term used for the full range of goods and
services Ashford Borough Council requires and delivers. From the
identification of a need to provide the service to sourcing and
appointment of the service provider and thereafter, the management
of those services or goods provided.
Ashford Borough Council is committed to providing 'Best Value'
through procurement in line with the Governments 'National
Procurement Strategy'. The National Procurement Strategy places a
duty on the council to provide the following:
The National Procurement Strategy Agenda
Providing Leadership and building capacity
By end of 2004 every council to adopt corporate procurement
strategy that is:
- Based on Best Value or other review
- Owned by members and senior managers
- Monitored regularly
By end of 2005 All councils involved with regional centre of
excellence
By end of 2006 districts to have conducted National Strategy
progress health check
Partnering and collaboration
By end of 2004 Procurement Strategy sets out approach to:
- Partnering for services and construction
- Collaboration (and use of trading powers)
- BVR's / Strategic reviews to challenge service delivery
models
By end of 2005
- Official Journal of European Union (OJEU) to contract award
reduced by 10% (cw 2003)
- Regional CofEs to lead shared service approach to
procurement
- Opportunities for collaboration with neighbour councils
identified
By end of 2006 OJEU contract award reduced by 25% (cw 2003)
Stimulating Markets and Achieving Community
Benefits
By end of 2004 Selling to the Council guide published on
website
- Procurement Strategy must link with Community Plan and address:
Workforce issues, Diversity, equality, sustainability and Ways to
encourage supplier diversity
- Compact with voluntary and community sector in place
- Partnership procurements to follow specific rules
By end of 2005
- Further rules on partnership procurements
- All councils to adopt national concordat for Small to Medium
Enterprises (SME's)
Ashford Borough Council embraces the National Procurement
Strategy and is well placed to deliver the requirements highlighted
above.
This webpage was updated on
11/17/2011