1. Aberdeen City Council 2006 Click to edit Master title style Procurement Power 1 May 2007, Derby

2. Aberdeen City Council 2006 North East issues Remote- high transport costs Limited Rail access North of Aberdeen Challenging Northern road access Diseconomies of Scale Need Buying power Find a solution!

3. Aberdeen City Council 2006 Sustainable Procurement- a journey rather than a destination 1999 Community Plan aberdeenfutures Sustainable Purchasing Policy in February 2001 To address social, economic and environmental impacts of goods

4. Aberdeen City Council 2006 Sustainable Procurement- a journey rather than a destination Policy aims to ensure that all purchasing decisions take the following five factors into account: 1.Financial resources available 2.The need to achieve value for money (best value) 3.The social, economic and environmental implications purchases 4.Links to City Council’s policies and strategies 5.legal requirements

5. Aberdeen City Council 2006 Sustainable Procurement- make it work! The policy places significant weight on the use of Whole Life Costing 1.Establish a corporate group to move the Policy forward 2.Raise awareness of the Policy amongst relevant Council staff and suppliers 3.Initiate a number of pilot sustainable purchasing projects (paper, timber and printer issues) 4.Develop a longer term Sustainable Purchasing Strategy

6. Aberdeen City Council 2006 Sustainable Procurement- Guidelines -make it work! Corporate Guidelines developed in 2002 –Based of work from Belfast City Council To address Sustainability Risk & Profile Risk Sustainability risk considers such issues as: 1.The social/environmental risk of the raw materials used 2.Energy consumed in the manufacturing/conversion process 3. Environmental impact in use 4. Ability to be re-used or recycled 5. Biodegradability at the end of its useful life 6.The working conditions and fair pay of producers

7. Aberdeen City Council 2006 Sustainable Procurement- Guidelines - make it work! Profile Risk public’s perception of the sustainability of a particular purchase, the potential for adverse publicity or the potential to detract from the organisation’s good practice.

8. Aberdeen City Council 2006 Sustainable Procurement- Areas of change Timber Procurement Catering Fairtrade Paper and copying Printing

9. Aberdeen City Council 2006 Sustainable Procurement- Areas of change Joint working Sharing across region Buying power Flexibility Process issues Resources

10. Aberdeen City Council 2006 Sustainable Procurement- Areas of change 3Rs Re-organise, Renovate & Rebuild Regeneration - Guidance Sustainable building & constructions

11. Aberdeen City Council 2006 Sustainable Procurement- Challenges Challenge process Spend to Save Sufficient resources? Fit for purpose v bottom line

12. Aberdeen City Council 2006 Transformation of Procurement What will this mean? Future Plans Aberdeen City Council 2006