Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

Objectives

Local public services can only be realised if councils adopt world-class practices in procurement and the management of contracts and supplier relationships.

The National Procurement Strategy objectives are that by 2006 all councils will be:

• Delivering significantly better quality public services that meet the needs of all local citizens through sustainable partnerships they have forged with a range of public, private, social enterprise and voluntary sector organisations.
• Confidently operating a mixed economy of service provision, with ready access to a diverse, competitive range of suppliers providing quality services, including small firms, social enterprise and voluntary and community sector groups.
• Achieving continuous improvement from all categories of procurement expenditure, by putting in place an appropriate procurement strategy and the necessary resources for implementation.
• Obtaining greater value for money by collaborating with partners at local, regional, national and European levels.
• Realising economic, social and environmental benefits for their communities through their procurement activities.
• Demonstrating improvement in equality and opportunity for business, service users and council staff.
• Stimulating markets and using their buying power creatively to drive innovation in the design, construction and delivery of services.