Dr Tim StricklandCEO, FE Sussex

Improving the value of Improving the value of examination procurement in examination procurement in

SussexSussex

FE SussexFE SussexThe consortium company of the 12 post-sixteen The consortium company of the 12 post-sixteen Sussex collegesSussex colleges

The 12 post-sixteen Sussex collegesThe 12 post-sixteen Sussex colleges

Total turnover£228.21M pa

Total examination board spend£5.1M pa

The 12 post-sixteen Sussex collegesThe 12 post-sixteen Sussex colleges

Five Sixth Form colleges

Six General Further Education colleges

One specialist land-based college

Colleges as businessesColleges as businesses

All colleges are businesses in their own right and therefore have

•Suppliers and customers•Business philosophy•Business ethic

Awarding bodies are suppliers of services to colleges

The efficiency programmeThe efficiency programme

To improve the value for money we receive from the suppliers who provide services to our member colleges

Our aim

Our awarding body spend in Our awarding body spend in Sussex--Sussex--

18%

25%57%

City and GuildsEdexcelOther

What we set out to

put right!

Our awarding bodies target savingsOur awarding bodies target savings

10% savings by July 2011

How we’re doing

How we started the process of value for How we started the process of value for money improvementmoney improvement

Undertook a spend analysis on awarding bodies within our consortium

Identified priority areas

We went and talked

The format of our spend analysis:The format of our spend analysis:

Name of College AQA OCN OCR

British Horse Soc

British Council NCFE ASDAN EAL EDI EMTA Lantra

University of Cambridge ESOL

ABC AWARDS

PlumptonNorthbrookChichesterCCBBhasvicSDCSCCVarndeanCollyersWorthingCSCBexhill

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The final result: 12 rows deep, 59 columns wide

Maximum spend – minimum spend

The results of our spend analysisThe results of our spend analysis

Knowledge of spend with each awarding body

Strategic targeting of leading boards

Realisation of the need to target spending

Concerns by our colleges over effects on teaching, success rates and L&M

An ability to talk with confidence to awarding bodies

The need to get on our bike and talk to awarding bodies

The results of talking – The results of talking –

Value added enhancements such as:

Incentive discounts linked to level of turnover

Key account managers

Improved quality assurance assistance

Speedy turnaround of registrations and certification

Early alerting to problems

Free CPD and staff development

Sponsorship of award ceremonies

Celebrating the achievement of

vocational learners in Sussex

The efficiency programmeThe efficiency programme

Who is he and what did he say?….

So be aware…

The times they are a-changing…

Rationalisation of the number of awarding bodies we deal with

Price reduction and value for money increase

A requirement for suppliers to tender

Formation of two-way strategic alliances

The future:The future:

FE SussexFE Sussex

Thank you and any questions