Local/Central Government
Local Government third party spend with the private and third sectors amounts to some £40bn a year in England and is around 40% of Local Government expenditure. It is effective management, therefore is critical to the delivery of service transformation, CSR07 efficiencies and Government policies on sustainability, supporting local economies and innovation.
Helping you to manage your spend better
Having worked with over 60 Local Authorities including Durham County Council, Gateshead Council, the Greater Manchester Authorities, Cumbria County Council, City of London and Kent County Council, Due North assist Local and Central Government procurers run competitive procurements as well as engage and manage suppliers. The solutions have been developed in consultation with many Local Authorities' users and in dialogue with suppliers who use the system. Used properly, the solutions ensure efficiency, repeatable processes and complete audit trail.
Procurement Hubs drive innovation in Local Government
As resources employed in managing procurement are significant and often fragmented, they tend to increase costs for the Public Sector, suppliers (who pass it on in higher prices) and for SMEs. Fragmentation brings its own problems, including lack of aggregation and common specifications, multidealings with common suppliers, varied standing orders and quality of contracting, varied degrees of commitment to contracts and most importantly, hugely varied prices. To reduce the procurement fragmentation costs, councils are realising the benefits to be gained from buying collaboratively.
Due North has been working with many Local Government regions to deliver regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships Portals and other eprocurement portals. Such purchasing hubs operate geographically or along specialist lines and provide a full range of streamlined procurement and contracting options online, fully servicing the local community and helping to reduce duplication and lower prices. The local regions that deployed the Due North eprocurement portal solution include: NWRIEP, London Tenders, Devon Tenders, NEPO, SWRIEP, IESE and Advantage SW.