jisc rsc eastern technical managers forum oct 2012 'procureweb
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Supporting Procurement
in the HE and FE sector
Kathryn Whittaker
JISC Procureweb
JISC Procureweb, a JISC Advance service, works
to provide procurement support for the Higher
Education (HE) and Further Education (FE)
sectors.
We recognise that getting the best value for money
from the goods and services you procure is vital.
JISC Procureweb Services
GeM
GeM is the free to use online store for the HE and
FE sector providing a one stop shop to purchase all
of your institutions goods and services directly off
HE consortium negotiated contracts.
GeM consists of two components:
• Contracts Database
• eMarketplace
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Xchange
Xchange is a free to use system available for buying
and selling surplus equipment, locally and nationally
across all UK Higher and Further Education Institutions,
and Research Councils.
The system can help institutions meet their
sustainability agendas and save money.
Xchange
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Tenders
Tenders is an advertising system where, as a registered institution, you can
post tender documentation for suppliers to download and complete.
In turn, suppliers also register on the system via an automated process, and
flag up the products and services they are interested in supplying. If these
match the supply areas you have posted, they will receive an automated email
alerting them that your tender might be of interest.
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Annual Returns Database
The Annual Returns Database is a vital management tool that drives collaborative procurement within the
Higher Education (HE) sector.
The software is a modern web based application which brings a number of benefits to the HE sector:
• The new online database, allows quick access to your institutions data once it has been returned and
processed.
• Easy searching
• A simplified means of reporting, producing reports allowing users to specify the criteria and order the
report in different ways.
• Good way of identifying areas for collaborative contracting and therefore potential savings.
The data has become increasingly useful as a means of identifying areas for collaborative procurement and
therefore potential savings.
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Measure
The Efficiency Measurement Model (EMM) is
now known as MEASURE.
Measure is based on the Value Measurement
Guidance Notes publised by Heriot Watt University,
CIPS and Supply's Universities Sub-Committee. It
has been developed to help Heads of Procurement
to capture savings or efficiency data in a
methodical way.
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H.E.L.P
The Higher Education Library - Procurement
[H.E.L.P.] is an online facility which aims to provide
help with the various procurement issues that can
arise within your institutions.
It consists of two documents:
1) A good practice guide
2) Sample documentation
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?Questions
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