EGS has partnered with Improvement and Efficiency South East (IESE) in a landmark project to open up the world of public sector procurement.
Details of hundreds of supplier catalogues and best-value contracts let by public sector buying consortia - worth millions of pounds annually - are to be made accessible via a dedicated web portal to all 74 local authorities in the South East of England.
The portal will be called Collaborative Sourcing Intelligence (CSI).
Contracts from existing buying consortia will feature in the searchable online directory, enabling both procurement professionals and budget holders to find ready-approved contracts at negotiated prices. The portal will drive efficiency, avoid duplication and reduce non-contract expenditure.
Details of catalogues and contracts will be available free of charge on a view-only basis to every council via a secure log-in. Councils will have the added advantage of being able to download catalogues, which will be managed and maintained by EGS.
"EGS is delighted to partner with IESE in this ground-breaking project to effectively 'open source' some of this valuable information in one place. It's a great example of 'joined up procurement' to enhance efficiency," comments Peter Whent, EGS Chief Executive.
"IESE believe the tool that is being developed in Partnership with EGS will transform the Procurement architecture for Local Government and other Public Sector bodies. It will bring true transparency and direct access to available contacts while delivering future management information to allow aggregation and consolidation where it is appropriate," says Steve Dunkerley, Assistant Director, Improvement and Efficiency South East.
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