Procurement and cost management

What do you buy? How much do you buy? Why do you buy it? Who are you buying it from? How much are you paying for it? Do you know how your costs compare?

The Audit Commission looks for organisations to be able to demonstrate:

• A strong approach to procurement.
• Comprehensive benchmarking and a good understanding of costs

We’re able to ensure that you can:

• Procurement management: Develop a coherent actionable resourced procurement plan aligned with service plan objectives.
• Procurement strategies: Ensure a modern and up to date approach to procurement.
• Category management: Ensure that you buy the right things at the right price.
  • Spend analysis
  • Benchmarking
• Sourcing: Ensuring effective and compliant sourcing.
  • Tendering and OJEU tendering
  • eAuctions & eTendering
• Supplier and contract management: Ensure that suppliers are delivering to contract and that you’re realising the savings and benefits.
  • Contract Reviews
  • Best Value Reviews
  • Partnership and Value Engineering
• Requisition to pay: Ensure that you are buying efficiently.
  • Implementation of standing orders, guidelines and standards
  • Review, improve and implement procurement processes
• Supply chain design: Ensure that between yourselves and your suppliers that you deliver the appropriate service at the right cost.
  • Stores
  • Responsive repairs
  • Voids
  • Grounds Maintenance