Procurement
Procurement is a vital activity for Ealing Homes, where the delivery of many services is
outsourced to private sector and voluntary organisations.
The Procurement Team is Ealing Homes’ centre of expertise in all matters relating to procuring a wide range of works and services using a variety of contractual arrangements.
Getting procurement right means:
- Specifications meeting customer needs
- Involving all stakeholders
- Promoting delivery of strategic objectives
- Continuous improvement of services
- Efficiency savings – which can be channelled into priority services
- Contractual arrangements are compliant with EU and UK procurement legislation
- Promoting equality and diversity in both the provision of and access to services
- Driving forward key objectives such as sustainability and health & safety
- Complying with Ealing Homes’ Contract Procedure Rules and Financial Regulations
- Taking a ‘mixed economy’ approach engaging the public, private and voluntary sectors
- Working with the central government agenda on modern procurement
Stages in the procurement process include:
- Identifying needs and aspirations
- Defining the procurement approach in compliance with procurement law
- Promoting competition through transparent fair processes
- Identifying and inviting suppliers to tender
- Evaluating tenders to ensure delivery of value for money
- Awarding and implementing contracts
- Contract Opportunities with Ealing Homes
- Ealing Homes’ Procurement Strategy
- Ealing Homes’ Register of Current Contracts
- The Tendering Process