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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 2nd NOVEMBER 2010

Question

Will  the  Minister  advise  Members  of  the  size,  cost  and  qualifications  of  the  corporate procurement team and identify their savings targets and performance in achieving these targets to date?

Will he further publish the areas and products/services where these savings have been made identifying the quantum of savings in each case?

Answer

Table A below details the number of staff within the Corporate Procurement Department, the cost per annum and the number of staff who hold the professional procurement qualification. The qualification identified is the MCIPS (Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.

 

Table A

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Number of Staff

4

4

8

7

7

8

Number Qualified

2

3

5

4

4

4

Cost

245,531

230,793

488,661

438,557

431,326

447,600[1]

 

Table B Details the savings made per annum from 2005. The corporate procurement team achieved their target savings of £1.9million. (Accumulative total from 2005 - 2009). For 2010 actual savings of £573K have been achieved. A further £500K is forecast.

 

Table B

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

IT

82,500

140,700

65,100

 

 

 

Professional Services

37,700

7,100

 

47,500

123,300

 

Office Supplies and Maintenance

11,600

101,600

218,500

63,200

215,900

132,000

Telecoms

23,500

 

 

102,200

61,400

21,000

Consumables

10,800

 

 

2,200

11,500

 

Utilities

 

152,800

13,900

15,000

 

 

Travel

 

 

15,000

117,600

56,300

22,000

Health

 

 

 

104,400

100,200

398,000

Forecast

 

 

 

 

 

500,000[2]

Yearly Total

166,100

402,200

312,500

452,100

568,600

1,073,000

Cumulative Yearly savings

166,100

568,300

880,800

1,332,900

1,901,500