Central government in Britain spends in the region of GBP24 billion a year in goods and services, presenting a massive opportunity for procurement innovation and design. Customer satisfaction is paramount and failure to provide it can be linked to poor specification or the lack of incorporation of key determinants. The case studies chosen for this book show current best practice processes and display how building in sound procurement and design criteria in the early stages produces decisions that meet the customer's needs. Case studies in Public Sector Procurement and Design is a study aid to specifically support the professional stage syllabus of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Graduate Diploma and other graduate and post-graduate programmes available across the UK and abroad. Sponsored by the Design Council with a foreword written by the Chief Executive.
Procurement in the Public Sector - best practice process using design factors Inland Revenue case study Belfast City Council case study - Café at the crematorium Government purchasing card case study Driving Standards Agency driving test theory case study Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency case study Local authority procurement of waste management Companion lecturers' aid for public sector design case studies
Alexia D. Brooks is a senior lecturer in acquisition and logistics at Cranfield University, a CIPS chief examiner, and committee member of the International Purchasing Education and Research Association, with many years' experience as a practitioner in public sector procurement.