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Contact the Improvement and Procurement Team
Contact the Improvement and Procurement Team
Day to day operational management of procurement services remains with Directorates. The Council also has a corporate Improvement and Procurement Team (the I and P team) who work with departments supporting the renewal and procurement of all major services. The Team provides guidance and is responsible for the Procurement Framework - 'Everyone Procures'.
The I and P team’s corporate responsibilities are to:
- Develop, own, embed, monitor and maintain the Procurement Strategy, Cycle and Framework;
- Coordinate response to internal/external audit and scrutiny;
- Establish and maintain corporate arrangements for some widely used goods and services, consulting with Service Directorates regarding their requirements.
The I and P team act as internal consultants to support Service Directorates during individual procurements. How involved the team becomes in a procurement is decided by the procurement classification.
In general terms this includes:
- Providing specialist procurement experience and project management in Major procurements;
- Bringing objective and independent challenge to service scope and delivery models during relevant stages of the Procurement Cycle; and
- Reviewing key documents.
For any queries relating to business, procurement or commissioning please contact the RBK contact centre on 020 8547 5000.