Procurement - A cooperative approach
We spend approximately £9.5m on annual revenue costs with the private sector and several more million pounds on capital schemes each year.
The 4 year capital programme from 2022/23 to 2025/26 totals £34.9m. These spending plans provide organisations of all sizes with a range of commercial opportunities.
We believe institutions need to use public procurement as a tool to deliver wider economic, social and environmental benefits and have implemented a Social Value Policy outlining how we will deliver this through our procurement process.
We are working collaboratively with South Ribble Borough Council under our Shared Services arrangements and also with a wider group of Preston and Lancashire practitioners to share best practice and develop change.
The Preston and Lancashire Practitioners group includes representatives from local government, education, housing, police as well as business support organisations, who share a collective vision to deliver more for our place and our communities.
Going forward, we want to increase communication and awareness between buyers and suppliers, to improve suppliers' capacity to bid for tenders, to understand better how we can integrate social value in tenders and how we can monitor the impact of public procurement and the delivery of contracts.
View more information on the delivery of Social Value through procurement.