What is Responsible procurement?
On November 26th 2008 the GLA group's new responsible procurement vision and framework for delivery was announced as part of the "Equal Life Chances for All" launch. The new framework for delivery sets out the group’s key commitments, deliverables and outcomes on responsible procurement over the next 4 years.
The plan has been developed into a public facing document and includes the groups baseline position on responsible procurement, using data from the 2007/8 spend analysis, supplier survey and the supplier baseline review conducted summer 2008. The document is available now as 'Getting Value for London'
Working in partnership across London we aim to:
- Our people – To provide sustained employment opportunities and improve standards of living for all Londoners
- Our businesses – To open up opportunities for London’s businesses and encourage improved practices with our suppliers
- Our city – To promote greater environmental sustainability and make London a better place to live and work.
Our people
We will provide opportunities for sustained employment and improve standards of living for all Londoner’s and particularly poorer and socially excluded citizens through working with our suppliers to:
- Champion fair employment practices city wide, including paying the London Living Wage
- Support employment opportunities and training provisions to give Londoners the skills they need and businesses want.
Our businesses
We will open up opportunities for all London’s businesses and encourage improved practices with our suppliers through encouraging the use of LDA support programme and improving GLA group procurement processes to:
- Ensure a common approach to procurement which is both open and transparent
- Help businesses, particularly small ones, get fit to compete and win contracts with the GLA group and across London
- Encourage improved practices with our suppliers including promoting equal life chances for all
Our city
We will promote greater environmental sustainability and make London a better place to live and work in partnership with key public and private sector bodies across the capital to:
- Make sure our procurement is low carbon, resource efficient and environmentally responsible
- Lead on responsible procurement, locally, nationally and in Europe
- Influence the public and private sector through sharing best responsible procurement practice and procedures
