Hey third sector – should we be learning about procurement or

changing procurement?

Amy Sanders

#What I want to talk about

What? A social enterprise

that provides training, consultation &

facilitation

Who?Children & young

people,adult community members & the

professionals that support them

How? Playful, participative, engaging activities

What Subjects?

Inclusion & tackling inequality

Giving people a sayHealth & Well Being

Futures – aspirations & enterprise

Trading Since 1989

#What I learnt

#Time to go back to school?

Yes

#Purpose of this talk?

#There's a lot wrong

#Don't Shoulder Shrug

# Why it's important

# sad letter

# fairness& good use of public money

6 key issues

Number 1: False economy

Number 2: Time consuming

£25,000

£3,000

6 providers

£18,000

Number 3: Who is covering the cost?

Number 4: Time consuming for the buyer too

Number 5: Are contracts going to people who are good at tendering?

Number 6: Stupid internet procurement systems

# The answers

# who to take the lead?

Not the small voluntary organisation or social enterprise(unless you can pay us!)

Bodies that support & represent the third sector

Bodies that impact on procurement

1. LOBBY TO REDUCE THE PROCESS

Good Practice Out There

Simon Griffiths

City & County of Swansea Procurement Team

In Partnership with Bangor University

Piloting a Process

“the procurement methodology chosen is not only consistent with the value involved but is also cognisant of minimising procurement effort and complexity for those bidding” McClelland Report, Page 51

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“No one likes filling in tender forms. Believe me, know one likes reading them either.”

Business Wales

4 simple questions

Who are you? How would you do it?

Why are you an ethical choice?

What experience do you have in doing this and show how well you’ve done similar work?

2. LOBBY FOR ETHICAL SHOPPING

“Recommendation 11: The mandatory duty for all funded bodies to adopt Welsh Government procurement policy should include delivering the wider benefits of economic, social and environmental impacts.” Page 68

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3. LOBBY TO CHANGE THE RULE BOOK

5. EDUCATE PROCUREMENT TEAMS ABOUT THE THIRD SECTOR

“Recommendation 16: Interaction with the third sector should be reviewed with a view to fully understand its concerns about public procurement and the contribution it can make to wider benefits” McClelland Report, Page 70

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6. LOBBY TO OPEN UP THE SMALLER CONTRACTS

Less than £5kOver £5k£25k +

7. LOBBY AGAINST THE DRIVE TO INCREASE CONTRACTS

8. TAKE A LEAD ON ENABLING COLLABORATIVE TENDERS

9. LOBBY AGAINST THE NUMBER OF PORTALS

10. LOBBY AGAINST THE FRAMEWORKS

11. LOBBY TO SEIZE THE POWER BACK

“Recommendation 19: Within the operating model local procurement is not conducted consistently well and especially within local government I recommend that all organisations address this at an early date including correcting contributing weaknesses in staffing.” Page 103

“There is an overall deficit in procurement resources in Wales. … Within these resources, less than half of procurement staff are part or fully qualified.” Page 35

12. Lobby to INSTALL THIRD SECTOR ADVOCATES IN EVERY MAJOR PROCUREMENT TEAM