We want to develop and maintain a good relationship with our suppliers; local, regional, national or international, private, public or from the voluntary sector.
We need a diverse and competitive supplier base that enables us to match our requirements with the relevant strengths and characteristics of the supplier.
Schedule of proposed procurements
Our Schedule of Proposed Procurements is an indicative list of the procurements that the Council will be carrying out in the next two years.
The inclusion of an item in this list is not a guarantee that it will go ahead, as many of the procurements identified will require member authority before they can proceed.
Contact
For procurement enquiries, email Debbie Quincey at debbie.quincey@cambridge.gov.uk or John Bridgwater at john.bridgwater@cambridge.gov.uk, or telephone 01223 458178.
Strategy
As stated in our procurement strategy, we want to:
- deliver our policy objectives for procurement
- contribute to the achievement of our medium term objectives through the delivery of effective procurement across the whole of the council
- demonstrate value for money from our procurement thereby improving the cost effectiveness of the council, achieving the efficiency gains identified in the government's efficiency review and releasing funds to support front line services
We will:
- strive to achieve best value in all our procurement by making it more economic, efficient and effective
- consider all practical delivery options
- commit to a mixed economy of suppliers to meet the needs of service users and the local economy
- be fair, transparent and consistent in the conduct of all our procurement
- be informed by the views of service users (and non users where appropriate) in designing our procurement
- improve and be open to innovation when planning procurement
- use our procurement activities to promote the social economic and environmental well being of the city where this will achieve best value for the council
- identify and manage risk including those relating to the health and safety of the public and officers
- be effective and committed members of any partnership relationships
- manage contractual relationships effectively from the start to the end
- recognise the importance of well-motivated and well trained staff to the delivery of best value services
- use our procurement activities to promote equality of opportunity
From an environmental point of view, we will:
- purchase goods and services that do the least damage to the environment, wherever possible
- encourage sustainable waste management through recycling and sustainable end life disposal
- assess best value on the basis of whole life costs and sustainability
