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2. 11.25-11.50  Ready to work on Highways England projects Alasdair Reisner, Chief Executive, CECA
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3. Highways Supplier Guide 8 November 2017

4. About CECA and Highways
The representative body for the UK’s infrastructure contractors
Just over 300 members deliver an estimated 80 per cent of all infrastructure construction in the UK
Every major project delivered for Highways England and Highways Agency has been built by CECA members
Also strong involvement in highways maintenance community
Many more members in the highways supply chain, and work for other highways customers
Highways makes up more than 25 per cent of CECA members total workload

5. Background to the project
2015 – Office of Rail & Road identifies potential risks around the availability of people, plant and materials for Highways England works
Demand from increasing programme of investment
Competition for resources from other parts of industry
“Tier 2 suppliers in particular require more detail on skills/capability requirement”

6. Our initial response
2016 – CECA and Highways England propose a tier 1 to supply chain mentoring project
Initial focus was on leadership & management capability
However quickly realised that there was a bigger prize
Why solely focus on improving leadership & management, when you can tackle a much wider range of issues
Efficiency?
Customer service?
Health & Safety?
Employment?
Training?
Sustainability?
Lean?
Visibility of workload?

7. Supply chain survey – June 2016
What do supply chain companies want in terms of mentoring?
Over 100 supply chain firms responded

8. A change of direction Survey outcomes presented some challenges
High demand for support, with a focus on alignment with Highways England
Is mentoring the best way forward?
Guidance rather than mentoring?
Create equivalent to nuclear toolkit for highways?

9. Highways Supplier Guide
Mission
To support supply chain companies operating in the UK highways sector to deliver the competencies required to deliver the forward pipeline of workload, using collaboration between Highways England and its tier 1 suppliers to ensure that suppliers get a consistent message about what these competencies are.
Vision
The vision for the project is that, within two years, there will be a clear and consistent view for supply chain companies about the competencies that will be beneficial for suppliers working in the UK strategic highways market, and that suppliers will be able to easily access support to achieve these competencies if they choose to do so.

10. 4 stages of delivery Share best practice Develop supplier guidance
Run events across England
Provide mentoring where required

11. Highways Supplier Guide
Three parts
What is Highways England?
Priorities for Suppliers
Contacts

12. What is Highways England?
Overview
Road Investment Strategy
Strategic Business Plan
Delivery Plan
Key Performance Indicators
Imperatives
Structure of Highways England

13. What is Highways England?
Pipeline of Investment
Complex Infrastructure Programme
Regional Investment Programme
Smart Motorways Programme
Operations

14. What is Highways England?
Supply chain strategy
Greater focus on relationships, less on contracts and compliance
More motivating success, less penalising failure
More value improvement, less process adherence
More shared outcomes, less man-marking
More tomorrow’s innovation, less refining yesterday’s solutions

15. Highways England procurement strategy
Routes to Market
Delivery Integration Partner
Technical Advisor
Asset Delivery
Category Management

16. Priorities for suppliers
Health, safety & wellbeing
Customer service
Leadership & Collaboration
Efficiency & effectiveness
Equality, diversity & inclusion
Sustainability

17. Health, safety & wellbeing
Leadership & culture
Competent people
Managing risks
Measuring performance
Engaging our stakeholders
Wellbeing
Raising the Bar
Highways Safety Hub (

18. Customer service Consistently delivering the basics
Improving our service & network
Developing relationships with our customers
Communicating directly with customers
A better maintained network
A free-flowing network
An accessible and integrated network

19. Leadership & management
Roads Academy
Construction ILM
Collaborative working/ISO 44001

20. Efficiency & effectiveness
Lean
Innovation
BIM

21. Efficiency & effectiveness
Innovation
Designated funds
Other funding sources
Innovate UK
R&D tax credits
Patent Box

22. Equality, Diversity & inclusion
CECA Fairness, Inclusion & Respect
CIHT Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit
Equality frameworks
Supplier Diversity Forum

23. Sustainability
Financial
Human
Natural
Social
Manufactured

24. Website Recognised that information changes frequently
Need to update guide as new details arise
Website developed with full text of document
Also direct links to key supporting documents
Contact point for further information
News about future events

25. Regional supplier events
To support the publication of the Guide, a series of regional events will take place in 2018
One in each Highways England region
Supported by Highways England and key tier 1 suppliers
Opportunity to learn more and network
Full details at launch event

26. Official launch Date of official launch to be confirmed shortly
Expecting to be early in 2018
Prior to launch we would welcome views on what suppliers would like to see in the guide, and what more we can do

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