Delivered at ELN's Procurement Leaders Event on Thursday 10th November 2022. "An overview of some of the additional requirements in public sector procurement, working in a national/collaborative way including some of the pro’s and con’s, changes to the ways we are having to approach procurement in the current market."

1. Procurement @ Avon Fire &
Rescue Service

2. Who are we?
The Service
• Blue Light Emergency Service
• Serving the communities of Bath & North East Somerset,
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
• Urban and rural areas 26 sites (21 Fire Stations)
• 900 employees (Whole Time, On Call, Control, Corporate)
• Preventing, Protection and Responding role
Procurement
• Covers procurement and supplies
• Approx £13m annual 3rd party spend
• 7 in the team doing various roles and categories
• Main categories of spend – Fleet, Premises, Technical
Equipment, Clothing and IT
• Finalist in GO Awards 2021/22 – Best Procurement
Delivery category
Me
• Tanya Nathan
• Head of Procurement
• 25 years in procurement roles

3.  Procurement Regulations
 Responsible Procurement
 Social Value Act
 Transparency
 Freedom of Information
 Budget
 Collaboration
Public Sector Procurement
Equal
Treatment
Non-
discrimination Transparency Proportionality
Mutual
recognition

4. Collaboration
• Nothing new
• National Fire Chiefs Council
(NFCC)
• Police and Crime Act 2017
(blue light partners)
• Pro’s and Con’s
• Let’s talk about Covid and
supply chains
• PPE
• Fleet
• Clothing

5. This might help
• Working with ‘users’
• Pre market engagement
• Pipelines
• Share and learn from others
• Be brave