Aberdeen City Council 2006 Click to edit Master title style Procurement Power 1 May 2007, Derby.

Aberdeen City Council 2006

Click to edit Master title styleProcurement Power1 May 2007, Derby

Aberdeen City Council 2006

North East issues

• Remote- high transport costs• Limited Rail access North of Aberdeen • Challenging Northern road access• Diseconomies of Scale• Need Buying power• Find a solution!

Aberdeen City Council 2006

Sustainable Procurement- a journey rather than a destination

• 1999 Community Plan aberdeenfutures

• Sustainable Purchasing Policy in February 2001

• To address social, economic and environmental impacts of goods

Aberdeen City Council 2006

Sustainable Procurement- a journey rather than a destination

• Policy aims to ensure that all purchasing decisions take the following five factors into account:

1.Financial resources available2.The need to achieve value for money (best

value)3.The social, economic and environmental

implications purchases4.Links to City Council’s policies and

strategies5. legal requirements

Aberdeen City Council 2006

Sustainable Procurement- make it work!

• The policy places significant weight on the use of Whole Life Costing

1.Establish a corporate group to move the Policy forward

2.Raise awareness of the Policy amongst relevant Council staff and suppliers

3. Initiate a number of pilot sustainable purchasing projects (paper, timber and printer issues)

4.Develop a longer term Sustainable Purchasing Strategy

Aberdeen City Council 2006

Sustainable Procurement- Guidelines -make it work!

• Corporate Guidelines developed in 2002– Based of work from Belfast City Council

• To address Sustainability Risk & Profile RiskSustainability risk considers such issues as:1. The social/environmental risk of the raw materials used2. Energy consumed in the manufacturing/conversion

process3. Environmental impact in use4. Ability to be re-used or recycled5. Biodegradability at the end of its useful life6. The working conditions and fair pay of producers

Aberdeen City Council 2006

Sustainable Procurement- Guidelines - make it work!

• Profile Risk• public’s perception of the sustainability of a

particular purchase, • the potential for adverse publicity or the

potential to detract from the organisation’s good practice.

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Sustainable Procurement- Areas of change

• Timber Procurement

• Catering

• Fairtrade

• Paper and copying

• Printing

Aberdeen City Council 2006

Sustainable Procurement- Areas of change

• Joint working• Sharing across region• Buying power• Flexibility• Process issues• Resources

Aberdeen City Council 2006

Sustainable Procurement- Areas of change

• 3Rs Re-organise, Renovate & Rebuild

• Regeneration - Guidance

• Sustainable building & constructions

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Sustainable Procurement- Challenges

• Challenge process

• Spend to Save

• Sufficient resources?

• Fit for purpose v bottom line

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Transformation of Procurement

What will this mean?

Future Plans

Aberdeen City Council 2006