Public Procurement Overview Kaj Ghattaora Head of Procurement
Public Procurement Overview Kaj Ghattaora - Head of Procurement
Local Government Spend • Nationally £ 110 Billion • Nottinghamshire County Council £ 1. 1 billion budget and over 16, 000 employees who work directly or indirectly for the Council. • We spend approx. £ 622 m per annum on goods/works & Services • Approx. 50% of this spend is within Nottinghamshire • We have are responsible for the provision of around 440 statutory and discretionary services to 805, 848 people across Nottinghamshire. These include: – – – services for children and vulnerable adults public protection social care Transport Discretionary services
How Councils are set up? • Most councils no longer rely solely on in-house operations to deliver either public services or their own internal functions (such as HR, finance, payroll and IT). Many have used their legal powers to establish a mixed portfolio of provision, involving delivery models that operate across areas • Services that are not delivered ‘in-house’ involve some form of alternative delivery model (ADM): – Local Authority Trading Company (commonly referred to as a LATC) – Public Service Mutual (commonly referred to as a PSM or mutual) – outsourcing (to an existing social enterprise or charity; or to a for-profit provider) – joint venture (JV - potentially involving ownership and control by a range of stakeholders including (but not limited to) staff, the council, or independent provider(s)
How NCC Spends its Money
The Nottinghamshire Challenge • Government funding for the Council being reduced and demand for care services from an aging population, vulnerable children and people with disabilities is set to continue rising • The Council will need to make further, significant savings. The Financial Strategy identifies a further £ 30 m shortfall by 2022. • Council needs to address this shortfall. In doing so, the Council will continue along a path of reducing costs through differently and more efficiently.
Procurement in the Public Sector • Legal frame “Public Contracts regulations 2015” • Local rules “financial regulations” • Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 • Open, Fair & Transparent
Where do we advertise opportunities? Advertising Opportunities
Evaluating Bids • Supplier Selection Questionnaire: Economic & Financial Standing, Technical & Professional Ability • Project Specific Questions: Combination of price/quality & social value
Nottinghamshire County Council Procurement Strategy 2019 -2023 1) Ensure Best Value – quality and value for money in goods and services sourced 2) Deliver Social Value – securing economic, social and environmental benefits through our contracts 3) Enhance Leadership – flexible and forward thinking procurement and contract management support
Social Value • • • The Social Value Act 2012, requires us as public authorities to consider wider social and environmental benefits when we choose suppliers to deliver contracts So the question to ask if £ 1 is spent on the delivery of a service, can that same £ 1 be used to also produce a wider benefit to the community? For example, to secure an IT contract a public authority could ask its suppliers to think about what they could do for the wider community, such as training in schools, donating old equipment or providing free Wi-Fi.
Making yourself stand out • Have you told us “why we should choose you”? • Have you fully defined the key features, Quality & Benefit of your product/service • Made use of most recent & relevant case studies to illustrate your track record? • Carry out a mock assessment of your bid against the scoring criteria.
D 2 N 2 Growth Hub • A ‘portal’ for all business support enquiries • A local, highly knowledgeable and impartial source for advice and support to grow your business • • Funded until March 2022 Available to all SMEs in D 2 N 2 Website / Enquiry Line / Events Programme Local Account Managers – incl Nottinghamshire CC • Growth Hub Business Investment Fund • Specialist Skills and Finance resources • Intermediary Network
What’s on offer Funding for Growth Grant and Loan Schemes Universities Workshops, Networks, Graduate Placements Innovation Support Innovate UK, Universities BU GR SIN OW ES TH S Export/Overseas Tenders FREE DIT, EEN or E-commerce Heavily Subsidised Digital adoption and exploitation Energy Efficiency Direct support from subject matter experts Sector Specific Support Direct support from subject matter experts Skills Support Assistance with Recruitment and Training Start Up Support Local Enterprise Agencies, Princes Trust Networks and Events Connecting the business community
Client Success – 7, 000 Clients So Far 81% Rated our service Excellent or Good 89% Would recommend us to another business Taken positive action as a result of their interaction with the Growth Hub 64%
How to contact us • Contact information: - Business Helpline: 0333 006 9178 - Email: info@d 2 n 2 growthhub. co. uk • • Website: www. d 2 n 2 growthhub. co. uk Newsletter: sign up through website @d 2 n 2 growthhub d 2 n 2 growthhub
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