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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.
- 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.
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