Procurement Function Details
Received: 12 August 2025
Hello,Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request the following information about your local authority's procurement function. Please provide the most up-to-date information available, for the financial year 2024/2025 or the most recent year available, in electronic format where possible.1.Is your procurement function fully centralised, partially centralised, or fully decentralised?2.How many procurement officers do you have in your procurement function?3.What percentage of the staff in your procurement function are currently permanent employees?4.What percentage of the staff in your procurement function are currently interim staff?5.How much do you spend annually with third-party suppliers (total procurement spend)?6.What is your organisation's budget for the centralised procurement function (if applicable)?7.How do you allocate work within the procurement function (e.g., matrix, category management, or other methods)?8.Do you use category management? Y/N9.What type of organigram does your procurement function have (e.g., hierarchical, flat, matrix)? Please provide a copy or description of the organigram.10.What are the job titles/roles employed in the procurement function?11.What categories of procurement (e.g., goods, services, works) does the centralised procurement function manage, and which, if any, are managed by other departments?12.What software or systems do you use for procurement activities (e.g., e-procurement platforms, contract management tools)?13.What key performance indicators (KPIs) do you use to measure the procurement function's effectiveness?14.Do you collaborate with other local authorities or public sector bodies for procurement (e.g., shared services, framework agreements)? If yes, how?15.Do you outsource any procurement activities to external providers? If yes, which activities and to whom?
Outcome / Documents
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