Presentation to Secretaria de Estado de Planejamento e Gestas, Governo du Rio de Janeiro, 9 August 2011

1. Observations of local government improvement & challenges Dr Gordon Murray

2. Service allocation

3. The structure of English local government

9. The Local Government Group Funding Central gov’t grant Member council subscriptions Fee earning services

12. What do you mean when you refer to procurement?

13. Purchasing, procurement & commissioning What’s the difference?

14. The commissioning cycle Strategic needs assessment Decide priorities and outcomes Plan and design services Optional appraisal Sourcing Delivery Monitor and review The commissioning cycle

15. The commissioning and purchasing cycles, and procurement Strategic needs assessment Decide priorities and outcomes Plan and design services Optional appraisal Sourcing Delivery Monitor and review The commissioning cycle Determine the need Supplier selection Contracting Ordering Expediting Follow-up/ evaluation The purchasing cycle procurement

16. Procurement structural options

17. Centralised The Market Dept Dept Dept Dept Procurement Unit

18. De-centralised The Market Dept Dept Dept Dept

19. Lead Buyer The Market Dept Dept Dept Lead Dept Procurement #2 Lead Dept Procurement #1

20. Devolved The Market Dept Dept Dept Dept Procurement Unit

21. Consortia The Market Council A Council B Council C Council D Public Buying Organisation

22. Clusters The Market Council D Council F Council H Council M Public Buying Organisation Council A Council B Council C Council E Council I Council J Council K Council L Council G Cluster A Cluster B Cluster C

23. Shared service The Market Council A Council B Council C Procurement Unit

25. Getting to collaboration

26. Collaboration strategy Conversation (networking) Coordination Cooperation Collaboration (Derived from Huxham, 1996)

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