Procurement Briefing

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Procurement Briefing

• Kevin Casey Martin Hampar
• Procurement Office

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Outline

• What is procurement?
• What is my role?
• What do I need to watch out for?
• Where can we get support?
• Any questions?

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What is procurement?Purchasing or
procurement?

• Procurement spans the whole life cycle of
  acquiring goods and services from identification
  of need, through to the or the end of the useful
  life of an asset or end of a services contract.

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The Procurement Cycle
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Value for money

• Not
• lowest price or saving money
• about compulsion
• Right
• product / service
• quality
• time and place
• cost
• Includes staff time.

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What is my role?

• Responsible for procurement within your area
• Familiarisation with the Universitys
  arrangements
• Establishing processes for procurement planning
• Establishing local procurement procedures
• Identifying roles and responsibilities
• Ensuring that procurement is adequately resourced
• Ensuring that staff receive support and training
• Managing declarations of interest.

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What do I need to watch out for?
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Current University thresholds
Procurement Office to be involved
Exclusive of VAT
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CuPID

• All University recommended contracts are on the
  CuPID website
• www.campus.manchester.ac.uk/purchase/Office/home.h
  tm
• Reputable companies
• Using recommended contracts removes the need for
  obtaining competitive quotations.

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What do I need to watch out for?
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Public Procurement Legislation(EU Directive)

• Applies to everybody in the University
• For purchases in excess of 100,000 contact the
  Procurement Office as soon as possible
• Breach of the legislation could lead to serious
  consequences.

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What do I need to watch out for?
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Where can we get support?

• Procurement Office
• Professional resource providing a service
• We can advise, support and assist you at any
  stage of the procurement process to help you
  secure value for money
• We can provide training.

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Who can I contact?

• Procurement Office - John Owens Building
• tel [phone] fax [phone]
• www.campus.manchester.ac.uk/purchase/
• Staff
• Kevin Casey Head of Procurement
• Janet Lewis 58205
• Ian Jarvey 57913
• Jan Disley 53912
• Insurance Office
• Martin Hampar / Lucy Lynch 52207 / 52243

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• Any questions?