Procurement

What is eProcurement?

Electronic commerce is high on most local authorities agenda in their drive towards better commercial relationships and greater efficiency in the purchase to pay process. E-procurement can be defined in a number of ways and does not necessarily require new or high levels of technology. Suppliers to St Albans will not be required to implement expensive systems to continue supplying us, a minimum requirement of an e-mail address will be enough to trade electronically.

• St Albans is committed to interacting efficiently with members of the public and businesses and we recognise the opportunities e-procurement can offer. Using the internet allows us to make quicker purchasing decisions and prompt payments. Experience in the private sector shows that the performance improvement benefits to the purchasing organisation are matched by a similar set of benefits to the supplier. We aim to be trading electronically with all out suppliers in the future.
  

Supply Hertfordshire Portal Event - 17th September 2010

• Supply Hertfordshire Portal Event - 17th September 2010 (PDF - 168 kb)