Camden in unit move to tackle buying problems_2
19 July 2012
The London Borough of Camden is to form of a strategic procurement unit in an effort to tackle a series of problems including adversarial approaches to supplier relations and confusing contracts.
Alison Lowton, solicitor for the council and co-ordinator of the project, said a formal procurement strategy for its £255 million annual budget would move buying practices away from the legacy of compulsory competitive tendering.
"We have to change the way we approach contracting, as it is still too adversarial," she said. "Part of this will involve making...