Byatt Report - London Borough of Hillingdon

Next Steps
• the capacity issues faced by small councils, including an evaluation of initiatives
already taken to support better procurement by small councils and the proposal to
create regional centres of excellence in procurement;
• sources of market intelligence and how to ensure that it is shared to the benefit of
both authorities and suppliers;
• the development of standard contract documentation;
• the development of appropriate training programmes, building as appropriate on the
competency frameworks whose development is being led by the Employers
Organisation.
Development and implementation of the national strategy will require inputs from all
members of the forum, and collaboration in a number of key areas. This will be based on
the ongoing work of the Office of Government Commerce and Partnerships UK.
Organisations with a specific local government orientation will have the following key
roles and responsibilities:
SPT IDeA EO 4Ps LGTF AC
Procurement advisory services ✔ ✔ ✔
Corporate procurement health checks
✔
Project health checks ✔ ✔
Project mentoring ✔ ✔
Project networks and
demonstration projects ✔ ✔ ✔
Best practice guidance ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Gateway review process ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Contract standardisation ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Procurement performance indicators ✔ ✔
Common KPI set for contracts ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Electronic commerce
✔
Competency frameworks ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Sustainable procurement ✔ ✔
Common pre-qualification standards ✔ ✔ ✔
Recruitment and retention strategy ✔ ✔
Workforce issues ✔ ✔
The IDeA’s focus will be on advice, best practice guidance and contract standardisation for
general procurement purposes. The Agency will operate a procurement helpdesk as a single
point of contact for procurement enquiries and will provide practical support to authorities
on the organisation and management of procurement and contract management functions.
The emphasis of the SPT and 4Ps will be on the management of major projects, including
strategic partnering and PPP. This will encompass advice, guidance, contract
standardisation and practical support.
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