Corporate Procurement is a Land Registry Head Office group responsible for the creation of procurement policy, major procurements, contract management and providing leadership and training to all Land Registry staff involved in the procurement process.
Our Mission is to provide professional procurement services to Land Registry, undertaking major procurements and advising and guiding local procurement units managing contracts. We also seek to maximise the benefit from existing contractual arrangements by developing the commercial awareness of those who manage outsourced services and by providing direct commercial contract management support. We aim to do this by strengthening our relationships with internal customers and strategic suppliers, to ensure best value is obtained for all expenditure.
Our purpose is to:
- provide functional leadership to all Land Registry staff involved in procurement
- instil Government policy and good practice into Land Registry policy for the approval of the Board
- provide assurance to the accounting officer and Board regarding the conduct of all procurement activities in Land Registry
- create and maintain a system of governance to ensure procurement is undertaken in a cohesive and consistent manner and that resources are deployed to achieve the objectives set out in the business plans
- undertake/oversee high-value strategic relationships
- foster and maintain good relationships with critical suppliers and business partners
- achieve the highest professional standards in the management of contracts
Our aim is to provide our customers with a range of cost-effective procurement services based on the principles of:
- value for money. Competition will be used whenever possible via UK government frameworks and through the Official Journal of the European Union where appropriate.
- timely delivery. Services will be delivered at the time agreed with our customers and in accordance with the priorities given to strategic objectives by the Land Registry boards
- capability planning. All staff are trained in accordance with Corporate Procurement's staff development policy and other Land Registry policies. We will develop the capabilities of our staff to ensure they have the skills and resources they need
- resilient services. We will facilitate good communications and working relationships with our prospective and existing suppliers and partners to proactively manage and develop the supply chain. All critical activities will be documented.
