NOVO-K LIMITED
Procurement Toolkit
The Procurement Toolkit service provides Contracting Authorities with a set of tools, guidelines, and templates for effective procurement and supply-chain management. Commencing with a kick-off meeting, we engage with stakeholders to understand buying activities and behaviours and subsequently develop revised procurement policies, buyer guidelines, procurement documentation and compliance procedures.
Features
- Comprehensive Toolkit: Providing tools, guidelines, and templates for procurement.
- Kick-Off Meeting: Initial session with stakeholders to gather insights.
- Procurement Policy Development: Outlining guidelines, and thresholds for internal procurement.
- Supplier Requirements Documents: Assessing supplier capabilities and compliance.
- Tender Documentation: Providing templates for quotations and proposals.
Benefits
- Enhanced Efficiency: Streamlines procurement for smoother operations.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Involves key stakeholders for aligned procurement.
- Stronger Supplier Relationships: Ensures suppliers meet organisational standards.
- Increased Transparency: Enhancing accountability in procurement decisions.
- Optimised Decision-Making: Structured documentation aiding informed procurement choices.
Pricing
£4,995 a unit
Service documents
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Framework
G-Cloud 14
Service ID
1 0 9 9 8 5 4 1 1 0 9 6 4 3 0
Contact
NOVO-K LIMITED
Danielle Jones
Telephone: 0330 139 7969
Email: danielle.jones@novo-k.com
Planning
- Planning service
- Yes
- How the planning service works
- Novo-K enhances service delivery through offering strategic planning support aligning procurement processes with organisational goals. By engaging with key stakeholders through initial meetings and continuous collaboration, Novo-K ensures that planning is comprehensive and tailored to the specific needs of the Buyers organisation. This approach streamlines procurement activities and optimises resource allocation and scheduling, leading to more efficient and effective service delivery.
- Planning service works with specific services
- No
Training
- Training service provided
- Yes
- How the training service works
- Training for the effective delivery of the Procurement Toolkit can be defined as part of the initial stakeholder meeting, where goals for the service delivery will be set and agreed, and tailored training and additional support can be designed to support the successful delivery of the toolkit across the organisation.
- Training is tied to specific services
- No
Setup and migration
- Setup or migration service available
- No
Quality assurance and performance testing
- Quality assurance and performance testing service
- No
Security testing
- Security services
- No
Ongoing support
- Ongoing support service
- Yes
- Types of service supported
- Hosting or software provided by your organisation
- How the support service works
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– Enhancement of Procurement practices
Our service provides a continued access to the expertise of the Novo-K team to ensure ongoing delivery of recommendations for changes to procurement practices, identified in the reviews undertaken, either through provision of additional procurement resources or consultative advice.
Service scope
- Service constraints
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Our Procurement Toolkit service is supported through the profound expertise in procurement from the Novo-K team.
However, we acknowledge that there are areas in any organisation and their procurement activities where specific advisories are required, such as legal, financial, or cyber security matters. In such instances Novo-K can connect you to a vast network of top-tier external advisors for comprehensive, compliant guidance. Our integrated approach ensures all procurement activities are meticulously managed and professionally overseen.
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Email or online ticketing
- Support response times
- Our support via email, phone, and web chat is available with a 4-hour Service Level Agreement (SLA) from Monday to Friday, between 9 am and 5 pm.
- User can manage status and priority of support tickets
- No
- Phone support
- Yes
- Phone support availability
- 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
- Web chat support
- Web chat
- Web chat support availability
- 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
- Web chat support accessibility standard
- None or don’t know
- How the web chat support is accessible
- Accessible through the Novo-K website
- Web chat accessibility testing
- N/A
- Support levels
- Our support via email, phone, and web chat is available with a 4-hour Service Level Agreement (SLA) from Monday to Friday, between 9 am and 5 pm.
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Other security clearance
- Government security clearance
- Up to Security Clearance (SC)
Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- No
- ISO 28000:2007 certification
- No
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- No
- Cyber essentials plus
- No
- Other security certifications
- No
Social Value
- Social Value
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Social Value
- Fighting climate change
- Covid-19 recovery
- Tackling economic inequality
- Equal opportunity
- Wellbeing
Fighting climate change
At Novo-K, we are driving change by putting sustainability at the heart of everything we do. We are carbon neutral and dedicated to the principles of sustainable and responsible procurement. Through our charity partners, we support important initiatives that help disadvantages communities and plant trees to fight climate change.
We are members of the Ecologi initiative. Ecologi facilitates the funding of climate offset projects and tree planting around the world. Committed to net- zero, we have planted over 6000 trees in our Ecologi forest and with 92t of carbon reduction.Covid-19 recovery
Novo-K is committed to playing its part in the Covid-19 pandemic recovery, and is aware of the importance of Micro and small enterprises (SMEs) in delivering this. Novo-K's policy is to contribute positively to local communities and other businesses in assisting in the recovery process, as aligned to the government's Covid-19 recovery plans.
Novo-K is committed towards upholding sustainability at the core of our operations. Since 2016, we have pledged to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focusing on actively contributing to the development of three SDGs by partnering with three different charities, the Microloan Foundation, The Washing Machine Project and Ecologi.
Ecologi facilitates the funding of climate offset projects and tree planting around the world. Committed to net- zero, we have planted over 6000 trees in our Ecologi forest and with 92t of carbon reduction.
Microloan Foundation provides the tools and skills to enable the poorest women in Sub Saharan Africa. With every new client, we help one woman set up a business.
The Washing Machine Project provides low-income communities with an accessible washing solutions. For every candidate we place, we donate one manual washing machine to support their cause.
While the SDGs that we have primarily pledged are Gender Equality, Industry Innovation and Infrastructure and Climate Action, our work has consequently contributed towards the development of other SDGs including:
- Good Health and Well-Being;
- Quality Education;
- Clean Water and Sanitation;
- Affordable and clean energy;
- Decent work and economic growth;
- Life on Land; and
- Partnerships for the Goals
We have committed to continue with our support in all such SDGs and with this we are well placed in our continued support of the Covid-19 recovery.Tackling economic inequality
In delivering our sustainability agenda, we have helped organisations on their journey to identify and implement their commitments. As part of this, we have also championed, the supplier diversity initiative encouraging our clients and wider procurement community to work with SMEs and diverse organisations. Following on from the insights we gained in 2022 and 2023, we are releasing our third EDI in procurement survey to understand what more can be done to support EDI in the procurement profession including closing the gender pay.
In addition to this, our commitment to working with SMEs and diverse organisations has provided further contributions towards the UN SDG for decent work and economic growth, a goal which is central within all organisational ventures we undertake.Equal opportunity
Novo-K was established in 2015, as an SME, with a desire to redefine procurement delivery and challenge traditional consultancies. We are MSDUK certified Ethnic Minority owned women business. As a consequence, we are committed to equality of opportunity as an employer, with policies and practices aligned to government equal opportunity policies.
Novo-K ensure that these policies are core in everything we do, and the aim of the company is to ensure that no employee or applicant receives less favourable treatment, facilities, or wages in recruitment or employment on grounds of age, disability, gender or gender reassignment, marriage, or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation (as aligned to the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010).
As per our alignment and commitment to the UNSDGs, we are champions of Gender Equality SDG, and we work with a number of charities to make wider impact on this and other fronts, also encouraging other businesses we work with to do the same.
This is core to our business ethic and everything that we do.Wellbeing
At Novo-K, we deeply value the wellbeing of our employees and recognise it as a fundamental component of both personal satisfaction and professional success.
Our comprehensive wellbeing programme is designed to support our team in every aspect of their lives. This includes access to mental health resources, flexible working arrangements that accommodate personal needs, and regular wellness activities aimed at promoting a healthy work-life balance.
We are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where every team member feels valued and empowered. We offer various initiatives to our employees, covering mental health, fitness, and optimisation of the work-life balance to enhance the physical and mental wellbeing of our employees. Additionally, our policies ensure that employees have the opportunity to voice their concerns and receive the support they need in a timely manner.
By investing in our employees' wellbeing, Novo-K aims to build a resilient and motivated workforce dedicated to excellence and innovation in all aspects of our business.
Pricing
- Price
- £4,995 a unit
- Discount for educational organisations
- No
Service documents
Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format,
email the supplier at danielle.jones@novo-k.com.
Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.