Our commitments
Governance New opportunities
The challenging public sector environment
continues to be the main influence on Scotland
Excel’s strategic direction. To support our strategy,
and ensure that we can continue to grow and deliver
the services our customers need, we will undertake
a review of our existing governance and funding
models. Having successfully led collaborative solutions
for our local authority members, we recognise
that other public and third sector bodies may
benefit from our services and offer a synergistic
relationship with our organisation and/or sector. We
will therefore seek to identify further public sector
markets for future growth.
Building on an initial appraisal of governance
options completed in 2017/18, we will explore the
benefits and restrictions of each option, consulting
widely with stakeholders on their views to ensure
that our recommendations provide the optimum
balance between robust oversight and commercial
potential. We will investigate these markets to identify
opportunities which add value to customers
and offer commercial potential to support our
financial goals. We will seek to expand our
associate membership base, and to establish the
sustainable delivery of procurement services to
housing associations beyond the current Scottish
Government-funded programme.
We will develop funding models that support
the long term sustainability of the organisation,
offering the potential for growth while mitigating
increases in member requisitions. We will establish
opportunities to earn income from sources such as
consultancy, associate membership, learning and
development, and supplier rebates.
Business infrastructure
To support our existing operations and strategic
aspirations, we will ensure a flexible and resilient
infrastructure is in place through effective business
practices, modern technology solutions and
efficient organisational processes. We will use a
robust risk management approach when evaluating
new opportunities to assess