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Our commitments

Collaborative procurement
Working with established key stakeholders , we will continue to engage widely and directly with council service areas , sharing our knowledge and expertise to support collaborative procurement development .
We will implement the procurement strategies agreed with partners and stakeholders for new build housing , older people ’ s care home services and adult care and support services . We will secure funding to deliver our proposals to support the procurement of early learning and childcare services , and will continue to explore further opportunities to support key services through procurement , particularly those which focus on early intervention .
We will continue to develop and enhance our strategic procurement practices and contract and supplier management activity , with a particular emphasis on monitoring their social , environmental and economic impact .
Adopting a cross-sector leadership approach , we will continue to work with colleagues throughout health , education and central government , sharing expertise and seeking opportunities to work collaboratively on national procurement solutions .
We will continue to inform and support the development of national procurement policy in consultation with the local government procurement community .
Professional , organisational and commercial capability
We will work with our procurement community to scope and deliver change projects which drive best practice and innovative thinking , informed by the results of each PCIP assessment cycle . As we strive to embed change and innovation across our community , we will play a role in transforming practices across our sector .
Where requested , we will deliver on-site consultancy projects and transformation programmes which support a step change in procurement and commercial capability . Capitalising on our extensive experience and sector knowledge , we will deliver customised projects and programmes at a competitive cost , retaining the intellectual property of improvement methodologies within local government .
Through the Scotland Excel Academy , we will continue to deliver multi-disciplinary work-
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