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Bath and North East Somerset Council Procurement Event 15 October 2013
Ron Simpson MSc FBCS FCMI MCIPS CITPRelationship Manager Local Government
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The Changing Landscape
“The Times they are a Changin”
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Local Government Procurement The Time for Change
• Economic Drivers• The Growth & SME Agendas• Deloitte Study for LGA• The Lord Young Report• Select Committee Review• Social Value Act• New Procurement Directive• Formation of the Crown Commercial Service
“The Opportunity of a Lifetime is only valid within the Lifetime of the Opportunity”
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New Ways of WorkingNew Ways of Thinking
It’s Behaviour that needs to Change
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The Challenge for Procurement
• Strategic Management. To drive market management, develop new models of service delivery, and deliver policy through procurement.
• Procurement at the Top Table. For Procurement to make a difference, to be recognised as strategically important, to increase its influence across local government and to invest in talent development.
• One Cohesive Voice. To raise the profile of procurement through influencing policy and responding to key issues with a collective voice.
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I am from Central Government: I am here to help
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Local versus National
• A false dichotomy• We will inevitably need a blend of National, Regional and Local solutions• What are the barriers for local government that central government can
help with?– Resources– Tools & Systems– Regulations
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Policy Enablers
Technical Enablers
Other Enablers
New Procurement Directive
Visibility of Spend
Spend Analytics
Contracts Finder
eMarketplace
Visibility of Opportunity
Single Transferable Registration & Accreditation
Social Value Act
Strategic Supplier Management
Growth/SME Agenda
Sid4Gov
Pipeline
Tailored Procurement Solutions
Training
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Questions?