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The Department will also provide support on a RoS-wide basis. It has the following remit. Through the Keeper, the Procurement Department has RoS-wide responsibility for strategic oversight of the acquisition and orderly management of the non-payroll purchase and supply of all bought-in goods and services required by RoS (with the exception of expenditure directly related to Land Register Indemnity claims and payments). It also has responsibility for developing Procurement policies and for undertaking regular reviews of strategies and accountability, timetables and indicators to measure progress and of the reporting framework suited to the management information needs of a structured planning environment. Dissemination of procurement information together with training and staff development in professional procurement and supply matters are important elements of the remit.
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Commodity Management
The Procurement Department will seek to encourage and develop, from amongst the broad spectrum of RoS interests, a network of commodity specialists whereby experience and expertise can be tapped, harnessed and employed for the benefit of the wider community.
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Performance Management
The Procurement Department will take action to establish, develop and maintain methods through which procurement performance can be measured and to make recommendations to secure improvements both in efficiencies and contributions to value-for-money audits.
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Collaborative Procurement Relationships
Collaboration across public procurement functions provides opportunities for:
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RoS Procurement Department will, though its involvement with Scottish Procurement, work to consolidate and further develop the collaborative procurement and supply relationships within the Scottish Central Government as well as NHS, Higher Education Authorities and Local Authorities.
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Working with Suppliers
The Review of Public Procurement in Scotland recognised that “The existence of a base of high quality and cost competitive suppliers is the optimum environment in which to achieve Best Value in procurement expenditure”
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