8.4. Stimulating Markets & Achieving Community Benefit 8.4.1 equality duties and considerations into procurement practices Equality impact assessed documentation. April 2016 Proc Team and documents. 8.4.2 Engage with local supply chain tendering classes and meet the Increase local expenditure. Dec 2017 Proc buyer events Team/Purchasers 8.4.3 Hold Supply Chain surgeries Better understand the issues in managing July 2016 Proc business relationships with the Constabulary Team/Purchasers 8.4.4 Look for sustainability accreditations as part of supplier and Use green and sustainability criteria in supplier Ongoing Proc “green”, goods selection. and goods selection. Team/Purchasers 8.4.5 Work collaboratively with Local Authorities to raise Business and maintain local awareness of Business Ongoing Proc opportunity awareness opportunities Team/Purchasers 8.4.6 Review purchases against the 5 sustainability criteria and Include sustainability criteria in the selection and Ongoing Proc include sustainability and environmental consideration in PQQ’s, evaluation of purchases. Team/Purchasers Quotes and Tenders where relevant. Re-use or recycle goods and assets 8.4.7 Re-use & recycling arrangement in place. Ongoing Proc Team/Purchasers Encourage a diverse & competitive market including SMEs, 8.4.8 Widely advertised opportunities. 31st March Proc. Team firms, social enterprises and community organisations. 2017 Investigate signing the Nations Procurement Concordat for SMEs. 8.4.9 Advantages and disadvantages explored and June 2017 Proc Team decision on signing made.
8.4. Stimulating Markets & Achieving Community Benefit 8.4.1 equality duties and considerations into procurement practices and documents. Equality impact assessed documentation. April 2016 Proc Team 8.4.2 Engage with local supply chain tendering classes and meet the buyer events Increase local expenditure. Dec 2017 Proc Team/Purchasers 8.4.3 Hold Supply Chain surgeries Better understand the issues in managing business relationships with the Constabulary July 2016 Proc Team/Purchasers 8.4.4 Look for “green”, sustainability accreditations as part of supplier and goods selection. Use green and sustainability criteria in supplier and goods selection. Ongoing Proc Team/Purchasers 8.4.5 Work collaboratively with Local Authorities to raise Business opportunity awareness and maintain local awareness of Business opportunities Ongoing Proc Team/Purchasers 8.4.6 Review purchases against the 5 sustainability criteria and include sustainability and environmental consideration in PQQ’s, Quotes and Tenders where relevant. Include sustainability criteria in the selection and evaluation of purchases. Ongoing Proc Team/Purchasers 8.4.7 Re-use or recycle goods and assets Re-use & recycling arrangement in place. Ongoing Proc Team/Purchasers 8.4.8 Encourage a diverse & competitive market including SMEs, firms, social enterprises and community organisations. Widely advertised opportunities. 31st March 2017 Proc. Team 8.4.9 Investigate signing the Nations Procurement Concordat for SMEs. Advantages and disadvantages explored and decision on signing made. June 2017 Proc Team