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NatCatStrat2

National Category Procurement Strategy for ICT

Terry Brewer, Divisional Director, Commercial, Contracts and Procurement, LB Harrow.

10 May 2016

www.local.gov.uk

Agenda

• Background
• Natcatstrat 1 – what did we do?
• Natcatstrat 2 – why do we need one?
• Key themes
• Next steps

Background

• ICT is one of the key procurement categories prioritised by the LGA;

construction, social care, energy are among the others

• ICT leadership provided through SOCITM and the Local CIO Council
• A National ICT Strategy was published by the LGA’s National Advisory

Group in summer 2014

• It is estimated that Local Authorities spend £2.5bn each year on ICT,

with £1bn of this spent on software applications and related services

NatCatStrat 1- what did we do?

LASA Development and Framework Delivery Encouraging the take up of the LASA framework in order to reduce the enabling technology costs associated with key LA business processes. Supplier Relationship Development Commercial MoU arrangements and / or better implementation of existing contracts and frameworks. Develop a network to support Councils with

• utsourced ICT services.

Data Hosting Reduce expenditure through the sharing of existing assets, personnel and a collaborative commercial approach. Wireless Concession Share documents with any Local Authority working alone or as a group to deliver wireless concession agreements. To be led at local or regional level. eAuctions Deliver significant savings by enabling organisations to aggregate their commodity requirements and maximize buying power. ICT Council Framework Awareness Review available public sector framework usage locally and then help to identify opportunity gaps for framework adoption. Full suite of Local Category Management procurement vehicles Encourage the early engagement, input and subsequent buy-in to use of collaborative CCS & Pro5 procurement vehicles.

NatCatStrat 1 - what did we do?

Focus on LASA

• Flexible access through direct award and further competition
• Catalogue approach to provide more transparent pricing
• The framework has proven to be extremely successful:

– Total order value in 2015/16 was approx. £24m – Total order value since commencement of framework approx. £37m

NatCatStrat2- why do we need one?

1) Because from a Procurement/Contract Management Point of View:-

• Suppliers dictate to us because we act disparately
• Councils pay very different prices for exactly the same

product/service and need to demonstrate we are getting vfm

• We get locked into long term, inflexible arrangements
• Markets shape us, we are not shaping the markets

NatCatStrat2- why do we need one?

2) Because from a UK PLC Point of View

• Need to build a sound platform for digital government
• Prepare for 5G
• Ensure improved cyber security and anti-fraud
• We want to encourage SMEs and innovation
• Want to underpin joined up working across the public sector

NatCatStrat2- why do we need one?

3) Because from a Local Government Point of View

• Need to determine how we can better enable mobile working
• Want to accelerate shared services agenda
• Want to show true collaboration
• Need to look after local government’s reputation with taxpayers and central

government

• Increase levels of self service by residents
• Want to support work to join with wider health sector through devolution,

integrated health, social care etc

Theme 3:

Digital and Technical

• Software Asset Management
• Open standards
• ‘Super’ clouds
• Data centres
• Hosting
• Future proofing
• Internet of Things
• Wireless opportunities (lampposts, rooftops, ducting,

hot spots)

• Small cells
• 5G
• Wireless/fibre infrastructure
• Big data
• Cyber security

Theme 2

Revenue Generation and Funding

• Concession contracts
• Smarter use of Govt. Grants
• Working with SOCITM, GDS, etc
• Assisting economic growth
• Internet of Things
• Big data
• Mobile working
• Improving public access
• Fraud prevention

Theme 1

Commercial and Procurement

• SMEs
• G cloud
• Hardware
• Software
• Outsourced IT Contracts and next generation
• f IT deals
• Social Value
• Building digital innovation into specs
• Strategic Supplier Relationship Management

NatCatStrat2

Key Themes

Next steps - 1

• What we want to do today

2 break out sessions – Break out session 1

• Considering the themes

– are these the right ones? do they cover everything? what is missing? Break out session 2

• Taking the individual items in each theme
• what are the actions needed and who should be responsible for delivering them?

Next steps - 2

• Similar workshop to be held in South – end May
• Write up of draft strategy
• Consultation on draft strategy
• Consider opportunities to test thinking
• Strategy launch – date TBA