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The Corporate Procurement Unit is responsible for setting the corporate procurement strategy, communicating policies, monitoring spend and procurement activity and putting in place corporate contracts for a range of goods and services.
The Unit is also responsible for the corporate e.procurement system
The first Borough Council to receive the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Certificate of Excellence for our procurement practice and procedures , we have also recently been shortlisted for awards recognising our work to develop capacity with local companies.
Current influencable spend is £85 millions per annum and is growing as the importance of good procurement practice has been mandated by the Council as a key tool in maintaining the Councils record of setting balanced budgets every year since 2002
A Lean Procurement programme has been adopted in conjunction with the Luton Excellence Programme to eliminate waste in processes and focus on the customer .The delivery of this programme will be a major element of our work programme in 2008/9 touching all of our suppliers and customers to a greater or lesser extent
Luton also actively participates in consortium activity with partners via the Central Buying Consortium the Office of Government Commerce and the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation .
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- Additional purchasing information.
CompeteFor is the chosen website of London 2012 and has been designed for the publication of Games-related contract opportunities from both public and private sector organisations. London 2012 expects to have around 7000 direct contracts which, together with its suppliers, will form supply chains of around 75,000 opportunities.
By using this free service to publish your Games-related opportunities you will increase your access to innovation, improve your choice of suppliers and increase the resilience of your supply chain. By registering as a buyer at
www.competefor.com you will also have access to a free training service and helpdesk to help you get the most from the service.
The CompeteFor service is open to all levels of the supply chain for the 2012 Games.
www.competefor.com
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