Freedom of information response

Procurement

Publication date: 
Tuesday 25 June 2024
Request: 
  1. Do you have a dedicated procurement team?
  2. How many FTE’s are dedicated to procurement?
  3. Please complete the following table for procurement projects undertaken in the last 12 months:

Type of procedure

Number of projects

Value of contract per year

Over-threshold projects

Dynamic Purchasing System

  1. Please complete the following table for the 5 highest value procurement projects undertaken in the last 12 months:

Description

Type of procedure

Value of contract per year

Term of contract

1:

2:

3:

4:

5:

  1. What was your spend in the last 12 months for e-tendering / procurement platform software:

Provider

Spend (£)

Proactis

Intend

Adam Procure

Delta

Bravo

  1. Please complete the following for the Dynamic Purchasing Systems that you use (please add extra rows if required)?

Description

Managed in-house or contracted

Spend in last 12 months (or 12 month projected spend if less than 12 months old)

  1. Do you use procurement cards? If so, what was the spend in the last 12 months and what was the cost of this service net of any rebates?
  2. If places are available, would you like to be invited to join the Steering Group (details & benefits are outlined below)? If so, please provide contact details here:

Name

Position

Telephone

Email

Council Name

Response: 
  1. Do you have a dedicated procurement team? Yes
  1. How many FTE’s are dedicated to procurement? 10
  1. Please complete the following table for procurement projects undertaken in the last 12 months:

Type of procedure

Number of projects

Value of contract per year

Over-threshold projects

Over 30

Over threshold values

Dynamic Purchasing System

None

  1. Please complete the following table for the 5 highest value procurement projects undertaken in the last 12 months:

RESPONSE; information available on the councils online contract register - https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/our-contracts/current-contracts

Description

Type of procedure

Value of contract per year

Term of contract

1:

2:

3:

4:

5:

  1. What was your spend in the last 12 months for e-tendering / procurement platform software:

Provider

Spend (£)

Proactis

Intend

£4,000

Adam Procure

Delta

Bravo

  1. Please complete the following for the Dynamic Purchasing Systems that you use (please add extra rows if required)?

RESPONSE; Non managed in house or contracted out

Description

Managed in-house or contracted

Spend in last 12 months (or 12 month projected spend if less than 12 months old)

  1. Do you use procurement cards? If so, what was the spend in the last 12 months and what was the cost of this service net of any rebates?

           RESPONSE; information available on the council’s internet page - https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/what-we-spend/payments-to-suppliers

  1. If places are available, would you like to be invited to join the Steering Group (details & benefits are outlined below)? If so, please provide contact details here:

RESPONSE; Yes please send information to procurement@thurrock.gov.uk

Name

Position

Telephone

Email

Council Name

Request reference:
FOI 13919