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Welcome & Introduction
What we do…
What we REALLY do…
Our customers include
DSA core business values
The DSA business model
Features of the DSA service
Advantages of the DSA
service
Benefits of the DSA service
No such thing as “bad
press”?
Core Business
OBJECTIVES
And Finally
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"East Midlands Region
Road Show"
Agenda
History of SOPO
Aims of SOPO
Objectives
Objectives
Who do we work with
What have we achieved
"The Society of
Procurement Offices..."
What are we doing
What are we doing
National Procurement Scene
Elected Members
Elected Members
Elected Members
Events
Your Society Your Say
Opportunities
"The Society of
Procurement Offices..."
"Thank you for
listening"
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EAST MIDLANDS CENTRE OF
EXCELLENCE
Andrew Foster
East Midlands Centre of
Excellence (EMCoE)
EM CoE
CoEs are “lead change
agents” in four Efficiency workstreams
CoEs have been tasked by
ODPM to support LAs’ efficiency savings and NPS milestones
CoE Compliments existing
activity in the East Midlands
The Centre’s governance
structure is well “plugged in” across the East Midlands
EMCoE 2004/05
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EMCoE 2004/05
EMCoE GRANT AID PROJECTS
PROCESS FOR DECISION MAKING
EMCE Grant Aid Projects
approved 17 May 2005
EMCoE Grant Aid Projects
2005/2007
OTHER EMCoE SPONSORED WORK
EMCoE – Forward Look 2005/07
EMCoE – Forward Look 2005/07
Efficiencies by sector
Popular misconceptions about
the Regional Centre “de-bunked”
"That’s it folks ……."
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OGC Procurement Efficiency
Workstream
Targets – prize worth having
Why collaborate?
Does collaboration work?
Big projects…big savings
Category Analysis (examples)
Category Analysis
examples
– Local Authorities
OGC undertaking - Several
Strands
Work Strands
Procurement infrastructure
Aggregation - Introduction
The commodity toolbox
Style of Operation
How Savings will be
Delivered
Commodity expenditure £m
p.a.
Focusing on commodities…
What if we don’t join up?
The temperature’s rising!
And finally…
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"Creating a Sustainable
Local Economy"
Outline
What is CSR?
UK Government Agenda
CSR & Procurement
Corporate Best Practice
Public Sector Best Practice
Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions
Our Recommendation
Summary
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Freedom of Information and
Procurement
Talk aims…………
FOI, A Brief Overview of the
Act
The Private Sector & FOI
– What Information is caught?
Practical Application of the
Act
Section 45 Code of Practice
Section 45 Code of Practice
cont’d
The Application of
Exemptions
Absolute Exemptions
Section 41
Qualified Exemptions…..
Section 43
Public Interest Test
Public Interest Test
The responsibility for
disclosure
Environmental Information
Regulations
To summarise ……..
And finally………….
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