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Opening remarks from the Chair
Emma Maier,
Editor, Inside Housing
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Justin Alford,
Partner, Capsticks
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Justin Alford, Partner
5 December 2014

 Good news – new routes for procurement and options
 Good news – excluding bidders that have a poor record and doing so at any time in the process not just PQQ
 Good news – other new mandatory and optional exclusion grounds for bidders

 Good news – codification of Teckal and City of Hamburg , hence certainty on the rules
 Good news – variation rights to allow changes

Ranjit Kaur
Group procurement systems & projects manager,
Circle
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Ranjit Kaur
Group Procurement Manager

• Positive about the changes
• Simplification, more flexibility and clarification of the rules o Early market engagement o SME participation o Simplified selection process o Consideration for social and environmental criteria o e-Tendering and timescales o Contract changes
• Preparing now

• Circle Housing recently held a Supplier Day
• Insight into how market is operating
• Share future plans with suppliers
• Better specifications and innovation
• Suppliers understand business requirements
• Better placed to decide if they wish to tender for opportunities

• Reviewing PQQ requirements to make them less onerous and subsequently less resource and cost intensive – likely to remove for low value contracts
• European Single Procurement Document – need further clarity
• Dividing opportunities into Lots
• Workshops for SMEs to explain approach and explore further opportunities to maximise participation
• Currently revisiting a procurement strategy with a view to moving away from a single contract with a number of suppliers to a regional multi disciplined approach

• Circle’s mission ‘Enhancing Life Chances’
• Always seeking opportunities to maximise social impact through contracts awarded o Training opportunities o Apprenticeships
• Working with ‘Green Team’ to explore further opportunities to add benefits through proposed contracts

• Procurement Team to take on Contract
Management of key strategic contracts
• Better monitoring of supplier performance
• Understand suppliers and reward good contractors who share our ethos and vision
• Supplier past performance intelligence to assist with future opportunities
• Broaden network by working with our peers and recognising good suppliers

• Aware of the six ‘limbs’ – working with our internal
Legal Team to review contracts and tender docs
• Don’t want to use them as a way to avoid reprocurement
• Important for us to consider the options available

Leisa Hewitt,
Procurement director, Procurement for Housing
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Inside Housing Webinar – 5 th December 2014
Adoption of EU Procurement Changes
Leisa Hewitt – Procurement Director

1. The New Directives
2. Abolition of A&B Services
3. Adherence to Procurement Principles
4. What this means for members?
5. Drivers for members and focus of Procurement in Social
Housing

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Closing remarks from the Chair
Emma Maier,
Editor, Inside Housing
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The webinar is now closed
A recording of the webinar and slides will be available to download from the IH website shortly
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