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Birmingham City
Council
Preparing to Tender
to the Public Sector
6th October 2010
What does BCC Want?
Deliver Value
Achieve Policy Outcomes
Risk Free
Value For Money
Environmental
EU Procurement Regulations
Fit for purpose quality
Equalities
Demonstrable fairness
Employment
H&S, Insurance
Economic
Minimal administration
Contract Strategy Decisions
Duration
Collaboration
Sustainability
Evaluation
Aggregation
Why SME’s
• Better Value?
• Better Quality?
• More Aligned to Policy Outcomes?
• Lower risk?
• Less administration?
How does BCC spend its money?
Total BCC budget for 2009/10 is £3.376 billion
Where the money is spent 2009/10
Levies & Benefits
14%
Transport & Street
Services
5%
Adults &
Communities
11%
Other Services
16%
Constituencies
3%
Housing general
fund
3%
Housing Revenue
Account
7%
Children Young
People & Families
41%
Total Place Pilot identifies £7.5 billion spend across public sector managed locally
Spend Distribution – Proximity
by Size…
Spend Distribution –
Proximity…
Category Management
Construction
IT
Social Care
Facilities
Utilities
Transport
People
Management
Urban Design
ICF
Construction &
IT hardware/
Children's
Highways
Energy
Vehicle
Construction
software
Adults
Security
Fuel
components
Supporting
People
MFD’s
Waste
Vehicle
Food and
Catering
Water
Purchase /
Related
Services
Special
Projects
Community
Services
Furniture
Equipment
Removals
and Storage
Leasing
Transport
Services
Corporate
Private
Grounds
Maintenance
Hire & taxi’s
Postal
Services
Courier
Services
Office
Supplies
Recruitment
Temporary
& Permanent
Consultancy
Financial
Services
Travel &
Accommodat
ion
Training
Marketing &
Media
HMPFI
Relocation of
Wholesale
Markets
50 Metre Pool
Housing PFI
Commercial
Partner for
Advertising
LOB –
Sponsorship
Primary
Strategy for
Change
How Does BCC choose its suppliers
• Value / Risk
Dependant
• Pre-qualification
- Financial capacity
- Capability
- Equalities
- Sustainability
• Fair, Transparent
and NonDiscriminatory
Key Barriers to working with SME’s
• EU Procurement Directive
• VFM agenda
• More Suppliers to manage and contracts to award
What is BCC Doing to support SME’s
• Concordat
• Electronic Tenders and Pre-qualification
• Reduced Pre-qualification paperwork
• Simplified Invoicing and Payment methods
• Supplier Guidance
What is BCC Doing to support SME’s
• West Midlands Framework for jobs and skills
• Innovation Through Procurement
• Advertising contract opportunities
• Find It In Birmingham