contract specific Meet the Buyer Procurement Heads and 2015 with events. Leads Service Service Managers Area Sourcing Plan We will be carrying out a range of Strategic FSB Feb 2015 Ongoing training activities designed to build Procurement capacity in the local SME market. Leads We will work in partnership with the Strategic TDA and FSB February Ongoing FSB and the Council’s Economic Procurement 2015 Development Team to support Leads supplier events. Payment Practices Councils to put in place and We are working with the payments Strategic Payments January Ongoing monitor specific payment policies team to monitor and review Procurement Manager 2015 for small business suppliers, payment processes and policies. Leads ideally following the lead of national government pledges to pay within ten days of receipt. Councils to consider the use of We are in the process of redrafting Contracts July 2015 contract clauses to ensure that our contract and Conditions Solicitor and 2014 contractors pass on the council’s and the revised terms will include Strategic payment terms to their clauses relating to the passing on Procurement
contract specific Meet the Buyer events. Procurement Leads Heads and Service Managers 2015 with Service Area Sourcing Plan We will be carrying out a range of training activities designed to build capacity in the local SME market. Strategic Procurement Leads FSB Feb 2015 Ongoing We will work in partnership with the FSB and the Council’s Economic Development Team to support supplier events. Strategic Procurement Leads TDA and FSB February 2015 Ongoing Payment Practices Councils to put in place and monitor specific payment policies for small business suppliers, ideally following the lead of national government pledges to pay within ten days of receipt. We are working with the payments team to monitor and review payment processes and policies. Strategic Procurement Leads Payments Manager January 2015 Ongoing Councils to consider the use of contract clauses to ensure that contractors pass on the council’s payment terms to their We are in the process of redrafting our contract and Conditions and the revised terms will include clauses relating to the passing on Contracts Solicitor and Strategic Procurement 2014 July 2015
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