Procurement and Contracts

Useful links

• The National Procurement Strategy was published in 2003.This identifies ways in which Local Government can improve procurement, and sets out a route map to improve service delivery, as well as milestones for Council's to benchmark themselves against

• The Kent Connects Partnership (KCP) has been formed to assist its partners in delivering their e-government strategies in line with the government's policy. This includes e-procurement. The KCP will implement a portal for people and organisations across Kent who wish to access local authority services by electronic means.

• BiP Solutions provides public sector contract information and offers suppliers and buyers access to a database of current open contract opportunities, including the Official Journal of the European Union(OJEU).

• Office for Government Commerce(OGC) works with central and local government to improve procurement and project and programme management. It also works with suppliers to make the government marketplace more efficient and attractive to business.

• Society of Procurement Officers in Local Government(SOPO's) aim is to advise local authorities throughout the UK on all purchasing and supplies matters of national and general interest. Through membership of SOPO, procurement officers join together to share best practice and influence the national agenda on how best value is to be achieved.

• Improvement and Development Agency(IDeA) exists to transform the local government sector through a range of improvement and development programmes. It aims to deliver practical solutions to improve performance through sharing best practices.

• Public Private Partnerships Programme(4ps) is the local government project procurement agency. its goal is to lead the provision of project support and independent advisory services to all local authorities in England and Wales to enable them to improve their procurement capability, particularly for large projects and partnerships.

• Kent ReMaDe Buyers Club, of which Thanet District Council is a member, ensures that the Council will, when purchasing or procuring works, goods and/or services, have regard for guidance on Green Purchasing, whatever the value of the purchase.

Procurement

E-mail: contracts@thanet.gov.uk

Tel: 01843 577111