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"JOHN SCOWEN"

"NATIONAL PROCUREMENT STRATEGY"

"SOPO’S ROLE"

"NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMEs"

"NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMEs"

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Understanding the Procurement Process

Tenders are Simple Contracting

BUT!

Limited by Laws –
Tasked by Targets

Public Sector View of Tenders

Private Sector View

Private Sector View (Barriers)

The European Intent

Application of the Directives

OJEU Rules (OK)

Sub-OJEU Tenders

Quotations

Effects of the Process

Market Approach

Value of the Market
(or why bother anyway)

Other Points to Note

Restricted Process Part 1

Restricted Process Part 2

Scoring a Tender Response

PPQ Evaluation

Points to Watch

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How to apply to join the supplier list:
Before you become accepted as a supplier to the council you will need to satisfy us that you can meet the following criteria:      - Your ability to supply the council
- You have a robust and auditable quality management system
- You are willing to demonstrate your understanding &   commitment to the council's environment and sustainability   policies
- You have an effective management structure
- You have published annual accounts that can be made   available to the council if requested
- You are able to offer references
- You have an understanding of Best Value
- You are able to offer innovative solutions to the work requested

"TED / OJEU CD-Rom (..."

"Service Directive £153,376 (£..."

"Open (any company may..."

"Open"

"Issuing of Notice (the..."

"Getting Invited"

"Remember"

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"Environmental / Sustainability Policy"

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"Target the market you can..."

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Getting Selected As A Supplier

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Local Authority Purchasing

Local Authority Purchasing

Where the Money Goes

Other Expenditure

Procurement Methods

Pre-qualification

Pre-qualification: the Cynic’s View

Pre-qualification Form

Pre-qualification:
Quality Considerations

Approved Lists

Tendering Rules

Tendering

National Procurement Strategy

Purchasing Power

Centres of Excellence

Byatt Report (2001)

Recommendations

Purchasing Department

Presented by:

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Selling to Local Authority Consortia

Ken May
Director ESPO

Important to know

"Local Authorities (England)"

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North Eastern Purchasing Organisation (NEPO)
Contact: Andrea Tickner @ Gateshead

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO)
Contact: David Phillipson

Local Authority Purchasing Partnership (LAPP)
(formerly Greater Manchester Purchasing)

West Mercia Supplies (WMS)
Contact: Mike Phillips @ Shrewsbury

Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO)
Contact: Ken May @ Leicestershire

Central Buying Consortium (CBC)
Contact: Subject to Lead Authority
(Chairman: Dave Wheller @ Essex)

Disadvantages of Consortia to Suppliers

Advantages of Consortia

ESPO Market Research 2002 to 1164 schools

"Availability of Internet ordering facilities"

"Is ESPO an important resource..."

Advice

Advice (cont)

"End of presentation?"

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The End

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Electronic Procurement –
Threat or Opportunity?

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National e-Procurement Programme

NePP Supplier Adoption - Objectives

Supplier Adoption and Economic Development
What we have delivered

e-Procurement
Threat or Opportunity?

What does this look like to an SME supplier?

Government as Supporter and Customer

And e-Procurement only makes things worse…

But the world has changed in favour of the SME supplier over the past year

Better Regulation Task Force Report

The National Procurement Strategy
for Local Government

The National Procurement Strategy
for Local Government

The Priority Services Outcomes
Consultation Paper

"Why we need"

"Newham's economy is weak by..."

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"Economic Development-funded Kick-Start project to..."

Keys to Success: The Vision

"@London"

@London
Joined-up e-Procurement Pilot

Message to Suppliers:
Why You Should Change

@London - What Suppliers Get

The Costs

Benefits

Other Initiatives

@Bristol – the Lessons Learned

So e-Procurement does not have to be a threat to SME suppliers

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Local Government Act 2003
and other initiatives

FREEDOMS AND FLEXIBILITIES

FORTUNES

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2003

DISCRETIONARY SERVICES

WHAT ARE DISCRETIONARY SERVICES?

COST RECOVERY

FREEDOM TO TRADE

STRUCTURE OF COMPANY

WHY

E-GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME

THE EFFICIENCY REVIEW

NATIONAL PROCUREMENT STRATEGY

OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU

OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU

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