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News UpdateWeek Ending 14th April 2006
NWCE Procurement Programme Board
The Procurement Progamme Board, Chaired by Richard Paver, Treasurer of the City of Manchester, had its first meeting on 26th April. A key decision was to agree to develop a five year programme which would deliver a value for money target of 12.5% of procurement spend across the region. This would amount to some £200 million per annum. For further information please contact the NWCE.
Purchase to Pay Initiative for Cumbrian Authorities
The North West Centre of Excellence has agreed to support a purchase to pay initiative for Cumbrian authorities. For further information please contact the NWCE.
Pioneering e-auctions slash costs of goods and services Figures compiled by the Regional Centres of Excellence reveal that e-auctions can dramatically cut the cost of council goods and services, by an average of one quarter and by much more in some cases. Results from the first wave of the national programme of e-auctions show that they delivered an average saving of 27% - the difference between the baseline cost and the final bid tendered in the auction. The nine e-auctions held in 2005/06 generated savings of £12,886,000 from an outlay of £137,000 to set up and run, a gain of £94 on every £1 spent. Management of the e-auctions was made possible by funding from the National E-Procurement Project. For further information please click here.
Local Government Expo
The presentations from the Local Gov Expo are now available – please click here to view.
Those with a special interest in eProcurement may be interest in the eProcurement Journey sessions that can be found by clicking here.
These sessions covered a wide range of topics from P2P systems, eTendering to more specialist procurements issues around social services and SMEs. If you were not able to attend Expo then these presentations may be of interest.
NWCE Website – www.nwce.gov.uk
A Councillor’s Guide 2006/07
The document has been revised and updated to reflect the latest legislation and thinking in local government in England. Documents can be downloaded or ordered. Please click here for further information.
London insurance company set for go-ahead A green light has been given for the creation of a first-ever London local government insurance company, a move which could have far-reaching implications for local government insurance. The London Regional Centre of Excellence (LRCE) has approved funding of £115,000 to set up the guaranteed insurance mutual which will be owned by participating authorities. It will be open to all 32 London boroughs, the Corporation of London and the Greater London Authority. For further information please click here.
EVENTS
NWCE High Cost Placements Launch Event 10th May 2006, Tickled Trout Hotel, Preston
The North West Centre of Excellence’s Health and Social Care workstream is tasked with investigating the opportunities for efficiencies, service improvement and collaborative procurement in the region. As a part of its work it is supporting a high cost placement project to review cost, quality and appropriateness of activity in respect of adults with learning and/or physical disability in the North West.
The project aims to: · Map all adult care placements in excess of £500 per week for people with learning and/or physical disabilities. · Identify characteristics/needs of people placed. · Establish costs, contract types and funding contributors · Provide baseline information for service and system development · Stimulate collaborative action amongst commissioners in the region.
The launch event for this project has been arranged for 10th May 2006 at the Tickled Trout Hotel, Preston. Key personnel from those local authorities involved with the project have been invited to attend. Places are limited, but if you feel your authority should be represented at this event please contact Bev at NWCE.
Venue Change and Increased Capacity: Regional Procurement Card User Group and Forum 16th May
Due to the high demand for this event the venue has now been amended to The Palace Hotel, Oxford Road, Manchester. This also means that a number of additional places have now been made available for local authorities within the North West. If you would like to attend please email Natalie.strange@barclaycard.co.uk
Topics for the day have been selected from the most popular requests for information from organisations in the North West.
Presentation Topics on the day will include: · Implementation · Maximising Card Usage · e commerce Controls · Line Item Detail · Lodged and embedded cards and Travel and Subsistence · On Line Accounting Services (OLAS)
Date: 16th May 2006 Time : 10.30 Welcome and refreshments, lunch 1.00, close 3.15 pm. Venue: Palace Hotel. Oxford Street, Manchester, M60 7HA
To view the agenda please click here.
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