• Procurers and buyers - you can make a difference
• Local public policy perspective
• National Drivers to local procurement
• Building sustainability in to your procurements
• Finding the balance - Value for money versus community benefits
• Tested legal approaches to getting the best value for your community
• Practical steps – best practice
• The PQQ
• The ITT
• Feeding back to suppliers
• Quotation level expenditure
• Ready reckoner
• Local multiplier 3
• Case sudies
• Is Local Legal?

In terms of public policy direction, the following strategies support this approach. The following provide direct links to documents:

Sustainable Community Strategy - Executive Summary (544Kb) - 26.11.07
Sustainable Community Strategy –(2.4MB) http://www.nsp.org.uk/downloaddoc.asp?id=1206

Corporate Procurement Strategy 2007-2010
http://pscm.northumberland.gov.uk/pls/portal92/docs/10750

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