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Westcountry Housing buys a variety of goods, works and services from other organisations to help deliver our strategic objectives.  Except for the smallest purchases our contracts are awarded through a competitive process; written quotations for minor expenditure or for the larger contracts through a formal tendering process.  For our largest expenditure over the spending levels laid down by the European Union, we follow the procedures that have been set by them.  We tender via the Open Journal of the European Union (OJEU), participate with other housing association in the procurement of a framework or purchase from a procurement consortium such as Procurement for Housing.

The procurement strategy seeks to provide clear direction and a coordinated strategic approach that avoids duplication and reduces bureaucracy, delivering improvements to the procurement process.  The key aim of the procurement strategy is to improve services to residents, to do this Westcountry will:-

• Use modern and appropriate procurement methods for supplies, works and services
• Comply with all relevant legislation
• Reduce administrative waste in the procurement process
• Actively pursue opportunities for savings through improved procurement to achieve  excellent Value for Money
• Ensure good practice examples are identified and applied consistently across the Group
• Promote the sharing of best practice and market knowledge across the Group
• Ensure good quality materials and services from the supply chain
  Consult Westward Housing Group customers and stakeholders on the future delivery of services
• Ensure probity and integrity in all procurement activity
• Ensure procurement activity supports and reflects Westward’s position on sustainable communities, environmental issues, equal opportunities and diversity
• Continually improve procurement knowledge and skills within Westward through learning, adaptation and innovation, and raise the profile of procurement and its vital role within the Group
• Meet regulatory standards
• Ensure effective risk management of strategic procurement

Every manager and member of staff whose duties involve making purchase decisions is required to follow the group’s procurement guidelines & tendering procedures.

If you are a contractor or supplier and want to express an interested in one of our tenders please follow the information below.

Future tenders:
No tenders at this time.

Current tenders:
No tenders at this time

Procurement Strategy

Westcountry Asset Management Strategy