About Us

Scotland Excel is the Local Authorities Centre of Procurement Expertise set up on 1 April 2008 as part of the Reform of Public Sector Procurement which was implemented in response to the McClelland Review 2003.  The organisation is funded by local authorities and has 28 Councils participating to date.

Scotland Excels’ purpose is to serve local authorities and related organisations across Scotland with a comprehensive, professional and customer-focused procurement service.

Through increased collaboration to increase economies of scale, local authorities will benefit not only in experiencing a more streamlined service where duplication of efforts are reduced and best practice is shared but also in achieving financial gains.

This collaboration extends to suppliers and end users as well as local authorities with the aim of ensuring the service is one that reflects the needs of all those within the supply chain.

Strategic Objectives

Scotland Excel has ten main strategic objectives to meet in its first year of operation. These are:

1. Deliver Best Value, Collaborative Contacts – Wave 1
2. Deliver Best Value, Collaborative Contacts – Wave 2
3. Improve the level of best practice procurement by providing appropriate training programmes
4. Improve the level of best practice procurement by developing and promoting other professional development initiatives
5. Improve Supplier Development, Engagement and Management
6. Support the development of new and improved systems and technologies to drive further process efficiencies and reduce or eliminate of non-value added activities from the procurement cycle
7. Provide excellent customer service
8. Communicate clearly with all stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of our objectives
9. Implement effective and customer focused policies, processes and procedures
10. Develop a skilled, professional, innovative and customer focused team

Our Purpose, Vision and Values

Scotland Excel’s purpose is to raise procurement standards in Scotland in collaboration with local authorities and suppliers to secure best value for our customers and in doing so, will build a reputation for being the Centre of Expertise for Procurement for Local Authorities offering a comprehensive, professional and customer-focused approach to working.

Vision - Scotland Excel’s vision is to be recognised, respected and trusted by local authorities and suppliers as the leading procurement organisation in Scotland.

Values  - Scotland Excel’s organisational values will be demonstrated by:

• Providing strong leadership and direction in the creation of contracts that secure best value, deliver value added services for our customers and promote sustainability.
• Setting and achieving the highest standards of corporate governance.
• Planning and organising ourselves effectively to deliver good contracts within the timescales agreed with our customers.
• Achieving best use of procurement resources and actively promoting and supporting sharing of best practice.
• Proactively communicating in a clear, careful, polite and respectful way on matters that are important to our customers.
• Responding quickly to changing circumstances in a way that does not disrupt or alter our objectives.
• Using sound analysis, reasoning and judgement to present innovative strategies for our contracts.
• Understanding the needs of our customers by maintaining high standards and striving to exceed the standards set.
• Focusing on the achievement of our goals and aims through commitment and determination.
• Delivering expertise through a range of professional procurement services that are necessary to support all procurement activity within our sector.