Kilkenny Local Authorities Corporate Procurement Plan 2009-2012
KILKENNY LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Corporate Procurement Plan
2009 - 2012
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Comment from County Manager
Kilkenny County Council and Kilkenny Borough Council have prepared this Corporate Procurement Plan under the National Public Procurement Policy Framework which was issued from the Department of Finance.
The objective of Corporate Procurement Planning in Kilkenny Local Authorities is to achieve greater value for money through procurement modernisation. This can be achieved by ensuring that purchasing within both Authorities is carried out in a co-ordinated and strategic manner, that the administration of existing purchasing processes is streamlined and that both Authorities utilize their buying power to achieve greater value for money when purchasing goods and services in the market place.
Both Authorities have a combined spend €29.5million each year on procuring goods and services on behalf of the citizens of Kilkenny and, through the Public Service Modernisation Agenda, pressure has been increasing on both Authorities to demonstrate that they are achieving the best possible outcomes for the public. It is essential, therefore, that both Authorities are in a position to take advantage of the developments in how expenditure can be better planned and managed in a purchasing environment which is growing more complex. This strategy will become part of the process of the planning and management of expenditure and developing a stronger focus on the management of procurement and the further development of efficiency in both Organisations.
Mr Joe Crockett
County Manager
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