APUC Update Louise Burke, Communications

2 APUC’s Purpose Delivering benefits for institutions through three interrelated key strategies

3 ePS Overview ePS –Unprecedented speed of roll-out to institutions –PECOS helpdesk –Impressive service statistics FeatureePS Registered users>29,920 Registered suppliers>49,480 Punch-out suppliers26 Buying organisations>90 Transactional history>£1.26 billion (January – May 2008)

4 Collaborative Procurement Overview Collaborative Procurement –Category B Wave 1 contracting strategies valued at £90.7m per annum, supported by UIGs. –Category B Wave 2 commodities est. at £90m. UIGs and contracting strategies commence July –Category A work in conjunction with institutions and Procurement Scotland. –Contracts in place for bakery, bottled water, dairy, car and van rental.

5 Procurement Best Practice Update Policy Forum –Policy handbook Best Practice Forum –Best Practice Indicators launched People & Skills Working Group –EU Training –Graduate recruitment programme –Consultation for Scottish Procurement Community –Skills gap analysis Sector Procurement Manual –Finalising scoping and timescales (Q1 2009) –Comprehensive list of consultants

6 Support Services Overview Human Resources –Recruitment and HR policies. Finance –Financial and management accounts. Governance –Transparency, integrity and accountability. Relations between Board, staff and member institutions. Management Information –BPIs and financial indices, Scottish Procurement Information Hub, benefits tracking tools and ePS service data. Communications –Website, newsletters, brochures, events, PR, listening and building relationships.

7 Summary So much has already been achieved… But there’s still a lot to do!