The Procurement Strategy supports RNIB's strategic objectives and ambitions by raising the profile of strategic procurement across the organisation. The Strategy ensures procurement activities are integrated and focused on the achievement of RNIB's Strategy.
There are five strategic procurement objectives:
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Value for money
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Sustainable procurement
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Developing and valuing our people
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Knowledge and information
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Excellent procurement service.
The strategic objectives are underpinned with four guiding principles:
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To be close to the business
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To be an exemplar of best practice
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To enable our goals and programmes
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To promote diversity and corporate social responsibility.
The key principles of our Procurement Policy are:
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Value for money - a prime aim of the procurement process is to ensure that best Value for Money (VFM) is achieved.
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Competition - procurement should be through open competition unless there are exceptional reasons.
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Payment on time - suppliers must be paid on time in accordance with contractual arrangements.
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Ethical standards - procurement must be undertaken to highest ethical standards, and fairness to suppliers.
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Legal aspects - contracts must be in writing, and in accordance with RNIB policy.
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Environmental impact - purchasers must consider environmental impacts and aim to minimise adverse effects.
RNIB's Procurement Strategy 2009 to 2014 is available to download.
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