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Procurement & Commissioning

Local authorities determine the transport and travel services they wish to fund or provide. The means of purchasing these services varies significantly but most are subject to strictly controlled procurement processes run by a different department to that commissioning the service. There are also government guidelines and regulations on the best practice to be adopted.

We have been very successful in reducing the cost of procuring transport services by:

  • Assessing the size of the local market and identifying potential bidders
  • Redefining or regrouping the services to be purchased
  • Establishing the most efficient size of packages of work
  • Assessing whether the operator or local authority should take revenue risk
  • Adopting policies such as ‘one operator, one school’ for school transport
  • Identifying efficient call-off arrangements at set rates
  • Identifying the most appropriate purchasing process
  • Suggesting use of de-minimis arrangements where appropriate
  • Advising on the appropriate balance between price and quality.

    • We therefore take a holistic view of procurement and commissioning processes to determine the best fit solutions for each customer.

    If you would like to discuss this with us please contact our office on 01772 204988 or send us an email.

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