Plans and Procurement Strategy. Process Simplification authorities to adopt We have adopted the national Strategic April 2012 appropriate best practice with government standard PQQ. This is Procurement regard to their use of on our tendering system so can be Leads questionnaires completed electronically. This (PQQs), which may include the system retains the supplier’s adoption of existing, standardised response so it can be reused for PQQs; simplified pre-qualification subsequent tenders. processes for smaller We will be providing training to Strategic FSB Feb 2015 Ongoing procurements below EU suppliers on how to complete the Procurement thresholds; online pre-qualification; PQQ, why they are necessary and Leads and discontinuation of PQQs and explaining the compliance other requirements where they are requirements within them. unnecessary. We will be reviewing all of our Strategic Feb 2015 Ongoing procurement processes to take into Procurement account revised procurement Leads legislation and Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill. Local authorities in the UK to We use the Supplying the South Strategic 2009 consider using the relevant West regional e-tendering portal. Procurement national, regional and sub-regional Leads This is undergoing development to June Dec 2015 portals to advertise their become a national e-tendering 2014 procurement opportunities portal, will link directly into
Plans and Procurement Strategy. Process Simplification authorities to adopt appropriate best practice with regard to their use of questionnaires (PQQs), which may include the adoption of existing, standardised PQQs; simplified pre-qualification processes for smaller procurements below EU thresholds; online pre-qualification; and discontinuation of PQQs and other requirements where they are unnecessary. We have adopted the national government standard PQQ. This is on our tendering system so can be completed electronically. This system retains the supplier’s response so it can be reused for subsequent tenders. Strategic Procurement Leads April 2012 We will be providing training to suppliers on how to complete the PQQ, why they are necessary and explaining the compliance requirements within them. Strategic Procurement Leads FSB Feb 2015 Ongoing We will be reviewing all of our procurement processes to take into account revised procurement legislation and Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill. Strategic Procurement Leads Feb 2015 Ongoing Local authorities in the UK to consider using the relevant national, regional and sub-regional portals to advertise their procurement opportunities We use the Supplying the South West regional e-tendering portal. This is undergoing development to become a national e-tendering portal, will link directly into Strategic Procurement Leads June 2014 Dec 2015 2009
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