Delivering e-procurement

Delivering e-procurementDelivering e-procurement

Local e-Gov National ProjectLocal e-Gov National Project

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The National eProcurement ProjectThe National eProcurement Project

Colin Whitehouse, Chair LA Advisory Group

Staffordshire County Council

National e-Procurement ProjectNational e-Procurement Project Local e-gov National ProjectLocal e-gov National Project

Aims of the projectAims of the project

• To enable councilsTo enable councils to take full advantage of e-procurement by the target date of 2005

• To raise the profileTo raise the profile of procurement in all councils

• An e-procurement toolkittoolkit

• A programme of local authority experience sharingexperience sharing

• StandardsStandards, and products tailored to reflect local authority requirements


The State of the Nation...IMPLEMENTATIONThe State of the Nation...IMPLEMENTATION

e-Procurement implementation status of 388 local authorities

• July 2002 30 Implementers• January 2004 98 Implementers • April 2004 115 implementers

• And the remainder…– 113 Sourcing a Solution (and/or)– 111 Preparing for e-procurement– 17 Nowhere– 32??

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The State of the Nation...ENGAGEMENTThe State of the Nation...ENGAGEMENT

Local authority engagement with the NePP – Apr 2004

• LAs Engaged with the NePP – 343343– Survey response, attended NePP Workshop or event

• And the remainder - 45– 43 District/Boroughs– 2 non-districts

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NePP Project Office:NePP Project Office:

Non-District Non-District CouncilsCouncils

e-Procurement e-Procurement Implementation Map Implementation Map

April 2004April 2004

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Implementing

Sourcing a Solution


Implementing

Sourcing a Solution

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NePP Project Office:NePP Project Office:

District CouncilDistrict Council

e-Procurement e-Procurement Implementation Map Implementation Map

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Overview of NePP GuidanceOverview of NePP Guidance

• e-Procurement Toolkit – Implementation plan

• Preparing for e-procurement• Benefits Realisation • Sourcing a Solution• Supplier Adoption• Regional Solutions• Change Management


Preparing for e-procurementPreparing for e-procurement

Key success factors:• Strategic

– senior management buy-in, councillor involvement– strategic procurement policy– service provider actively involved in project – regular staff briefings on policy – Involving strategic suppliers

• Process– professional project and change management skills – communications strategy both internally and externally– adequate staff resources– Involvement of procurement professionals

• Finance– enough resources available to implement project– effective and realistic benefits realisation


Sourcing a SolutionSourcing a Solution

Overview

of solutions

Diagnostic

tool

List of

vendors

Requirements

template and

guidance

Discussion

paper

Experiences of

e-procurement

What are the different types of solutions?

Who are themarket

players?

Which is right

for me?

What have other LAs

done?

How do I specify my

requirements?

What about an LA

specific solution?

Deliverables

Critical questions

Increasing awareness and understanding

This work has been completed by iMPOWER and is available on the web: nepp.org.uk and idea knowledge site.


Change ManagementChange Management

• Strong focus on Local Authority experiences of Change Management– Papers providing guidance on a range of Change

Management subjects, with a specific focus on the areas relating to e-procurement implementation

– Case Studies extracting lessons learnt from a range of Authorities who have undertaken different approaches to Change Management

– Scenarios examining the Change issues and incorporating possible courses of action


What are the drivers for working collaboratively on e-procurement?What are the drivers for working collaboratively on e-procurement?

Drivers:

Central government • Funding incentives, National Procurement Strategy• Priority Service Outcomes

Internal necessity• Smaller councils limited procurement spend/budget/

resources/skills


There are benefits to both councils and their suppliersThere are benefits to both councils and their suppliers

• Benefits to councils:– Leverage spend– Economies of scale

• Share experience, effort, resources, cost

– Standardisation • E.g. processes, documents, specifications, product catalogues

– Opportunities for further collaboration on procurement

• Benefits to suppliers:– New business opportunities– Larger contracts– Reduced cost / easier to trade with councils

• E.g. Groups of councils may show a single face to businesses


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