• 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?

National Drivers to Local Procurement

While there is a drive to make cost savings in the public sector, there is also a drive towards taking into account whole life costs and wider community benefits when buying goods and services.

SME Concordat

Third Sector national compact

Sustainable Procurement Action Plan

Defra

Berr

The Glover Report

The Comprehensive Area Assessment will consider sustainable procurement under Use of Resources from April 2009

Sustainable procurement menu