Dr Tim Strickland CEO, FE Sussex Improving the value of examination procurement in Sussex.
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Dr Tim StricklandCEO, FE Sussex
Improving the value of Improving the value of examination procurement in examination procurement in
SussexSussex
FE SussexFE SussexThe consortium company of the 12 post-sixteen The consortium company of the 12 post-sixteen Sussex collegesSussex colleges
The 12 post-sixteen Sussex collegesThe 12 post-sixteen Sussex colleges
Total turnover£228.21M pa
Total examination board spend£5.1M pa
The 12 post-sixteen Sussex collegesThe 12 post-sixteen Sussex colleges
Five Sixth Form colleges
Six General Further Education colleges
One specialist land-based college
Colleges as businessesColleges as businesses
All colleges are businesses in their own right and therefore have
•Suppliers and customers•Business philosophy•Business ethic
Awarding bodies are suppliers of services to colleges
The efficiency programmeThe efficiency programme
To improve the value for money we receive from the suppliers who provide services to our member colleges
Our aim
Our awarding body spend in Our awarding body spend in Sussex--Sussex--
18%
25%57%
City and GuildsEdexcelOther
What we set out to
put right!
Our awarding bodies target savingsOur awarding bodies target savings
10% savings by July 2011
How we’re doing
How we started the process of value for How we started the process of value for money improvementmoney improvement
Undertook a spend analysis on awarding bodies within our consortium
Identified priority areas
We went and talked
The format of our spend analysis:The format of our spend analysis:
Name of College AQA OCN OCR
British Horse Soc
British Council NCFE ASDAN EAL EDI EMTA Lantra
University of Cambridge ESOL
ABC AWARDS
PlumptonNorthbrookChichesterCCBBhasvicSDCSCCVarndeanCollyersWorthingCSCBexhill
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The final result: 12 rows deep, 59 columns wide
Maximum spend – minimum spend
The results of our spend analysisThe results of our spend analysis
Knowledge of spend with each awarding body
Strategic targeting of leading boards
Realisation of the need to target spending
Concerns by our colleges over effects on teaching, success rates and L&M
An ability to talk with confidence to awarding bodies
The need to get on our bike and talk to awarding bodies
The results of talking – The results of talking –
Value added enhancements such as:
Incentive discounts linked to level of turnover
Key account managers
Improved quality assurance assistance
Speedy turnaround of registrations and certification
Early alerting to problems
Free CPD and staff development
Sponsorship of award ceremonies
Celebrating the achievement of
vocational learners in Sussex
The efficiency programmeThe efficiency programme
Who is he and what did he say?….
So be aware…
The times they are a-changing…
Rationalisation of the number of awarding bodies we deal with
Price reduction and value for money increase
A requirement for suppliers to tender
Formation of two-way strategic alliances
The future:The future:
FE SussexFE Sussex
Thank you and any questions