Future Purchasing Limited

Category Management

Based on Private sector, CCS, Central Government & Wider Public Sector experience we deliver world class procurement change programmes. We train & coach procurement teams creating and implementing insightful category strategies blending supply market expertise, internal customer requirements & active stakeholder engagement to deliver outstanding commercial results and enduring capability.

Features

• World class, proven category management processes, Track8 toolkit and guides
• Full procurement lifecycle support - strategy creation to benefits realisation
• Tailored coaching/mentoring support in both procurement technical & behavioural skills
• Innovative agile approaches to category prioritisation, strategy creation & implementation
• Alignment of category strategies to agreed customer requirements by department
• Focus on stakeholder collaboration, engagement and alignment
• Our Build, Learn, Lead, Apply, Deliver model embeds sustainable transformation
• Delivery of best in class, stakeholder endorsed category strategies
• Diverse training/coaching team each with minimum 15-20 years experience
• Category strategies supporting wider government agenda including sustainability/social value/SMEs

Benefits

• Understand bigger picture for public sector procurement opportunities and benefits
• Skills transfer enabling organisations to sustain transformation and continuously improve
• Alignment with government best practice to optimise resource efficiency
• Accelerated delivery of commercial benefits, client insights and learning
• Unparalleled insight into global category management best practices and behaviours
• Category strategies that are fully aligned with customer requirements
• Upskilled procurement teams with commercial know-how and enhanced soft skills
• Delivery of both financial and non-financial benefits for stakeholders
• More interesting and challenging CatMan roles support staff retention
• Strategies compliant with government policy and commercial standards

£500 a unit a day

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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 mbassington@futurepurchasing.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

942957327478182

Contact

Mark Bassington
07899947880
mbassington@futurepurchasing.com

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: All of our engagements are delivered with robust account and programme management, as part of this service we will agree a clear set of deliverables and milestones with clients. Detailed delivery plans will also be developed with client participation, these plans can be delivered in accordance with the clients preferred standards (e.g PRINCE2) and tools (e.g. Microsoft Project).
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: Classroom Workshops; FP masterclass workshops bring to life and train key tools needed to create exceptional category, supplier and negotiation strategies. Training focusses on interactive and practical implementation of strategy development using real-life projects. Key topics include collaboration, business requirement gathering, market analysis, options generation and analysis, strategy formulation , implementation planning & execution.; ; Coaching: Regular sessions focused on building procurement knowledge, attitude and skills. ; Centred on successfully engaging stakeholders, applying technical, and creating high quality integrated category, supplier and negotiation strategies. Also, planning and facilitation support for one-on-one meetings and formal workshops with technical stakeholders. Supplemented with 1.5-3 hour small group clinics led by FP coaches and focused on specific behavioural topics, stakeholder management tools and change management tools. Emphasis is on experiential learning through simulation and observation of challenging real-life scenarios.; We also provide a suite of "bitesize" how to videos on all key tools in the Category Management process and facilitation masterclasses for key cross functional meetings and workshops.
• 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: Yes
• How the quality assurance and performance testing works: Clear deliverables and quality criteria shall be agreed by the client for all outcomes defined within the work packages and delivered under this framework. Deliverables will be regularly reviewed with the client and completion will be agreed with the client who will provide formal sign off subject to achievemnet of the agreed quality criteria.; ; Any Issues should be resolved quickly wherever possible by the Programme Manager, and through the programme management structure. If the client is not satisfied, then the next stage for escalation is to the Account Director, He/she will take all necessary steps; but if still not resolved, the issue is raised to the Partner, Public Sector who has overall accountability.

Security testing

• Security services: No

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: No

Service scope

• Service constraints: We remain Digital Category Management Platform/System agnostic, and therefore have no constraints to prevent us from working with any potential Platform/System vendor.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: Within normal business hours Mon-Fri 9-5pm (excluding Bank holidays) we would respond within 4 working hours
• 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: No
• Support levels: FP Provide a designated Category coach/buddy who would be the focal point for service support for category team members.; ; The FP Category Coaching support is included within the agreed service charges based on the SFIA rates provided or withing the fixed costs depending on the agreed pricing model.

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: Yes
• Cyber essentials plus: No
• Other security certifications: No

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  We encourage our teams to reduce their carbon footprint, including working from home to minimise travel when practical to do so, utilising public transport as the default for essential business travel, and use of low emission vehicles. We also encourage use of green energy providers/tariffs for employees utilities provision. We operate digital by default to maintain a paperless office and reduce waste.

  Tackling economic inequality

  1.1 Supporting local communities; As an example of this on a previous client engagement in the Bristol area as part of the contract we required additional programme administrative resource to support the programme. We committed in the tender through our social value response to recruit the resource locally through a Bristol based labour agency with the stipulation that the candidates came from specified local postcodes. We recruited a local candidate on a fixed term contract for the duration of the contract paying a rate significantly in excess of minimum wage. Throughout the period of the contract we fully integrated them into the team and provided coaching and upskilling to help prepare them for future roles. We would be happy to consider similar arrangements for the G-Cloud contracts subject to obtaining required Security Clearances. ; 1.2 Provision of expert business advice to VCSEs and SMEs ; A further example is our work with a Trust Port based in the South West on a voluntary basis, providing non executive board member input and chairing the board of trustees. This has enabled organisational improvements, including a revised marketing strategy, a program of updates to the financial systems and revised approaches to HR. We would be happy to consider providing similar support to local organisations associated with clients under G-Cloud.; 1.3 Support to unemployed people; As an organisation we have also provided free coaching hours to VCSE Organisations in supporting unemployed people into work by providing career mentoring, including mock interviews, CV advice, and careers guidance. We would be happy to consider similar arrangements in collaboration with clients under G-Cloud.; We provide annual charitable contributions, this years charities were Winstons Wish, Doctors Without Borders and British Red Cross

  Equal opportunity

  We are an equal opportunities employer, we consider all job applications through our recruitment partner on the basis of experience alone covering the past 10 years as a maximum. We do not include names or dates of birth to avoid any possible bias. This enables us to shortlist and interview candidates based on their stated experience alone. Our interview process is held with a panel consisting of diverse panel members.; Diversity, ethical procurement and social value in the supply chain – we promote ethical procurement, diversity and social value within our own team and supply chain, obligations on this are included within any subcontracts. ; Diversity training is provided for all staff and subcontractors

  Wellbeing

  We operate flexible working for our employees and sub-contractors where this fits in with client requirements, our flexible working covers both hours and place of work.; We recognise the needs of our neurodiverse team members and make suitable accommodation based on individual circumstances.

Pricing

• Price: £500 a unit a day
• Discount for educational organisations: No

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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 mbassington@futurepurchasing.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.