HEPCW - Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales / Consortium Pwrcasu Addsg Uwch, Cymru

We will achieve these aims through the delivery of the following objectives

Partnership Working

Objective: To promote co-operative procurement arrangements and communications between HEPCW members and other publicly-funded organisations, where it is beneficial.

We will do this by:

· Taking a proactive role within the HEPCW Commodity Groups and encouraging collaboration as appropriate

· Promoting collaborative opportunities where appropriate using suitable communication methods, e.g. via the HEPCW website

· Being represented appropriately on sectoral and external groups, e.g. HE National Working Parties and Value Wales

Responsibilities

Objective: To ensure that collaborative procurement led by the Consortium is appropriately managed and controlled, and is legal, ethical, transparent and cost effective.

We will do this by:

· Adopting procurement best practice

· Being responsive to the needs of the broader political agenda concerning collaboration

· Complying with legal requirements governing public sector procurement

· Adhering to "lead" institutional procurement procedures

· Advertising procurement opportunities appropriately