PUBLIC SECTOR - Arco

GovernmentProcurementServiceGovernment Procurement Service is an executiveagency of the Cabinet Office. Their overallpriority is to provide procurement savings forthe UK public sector as a whole and specificallyto deliver centralised procurement for centralgovernment departments.Government Procurement Service work across centralgovernment and the wider UK public sector including localgovernment, health, education, devolved administrations,emergency services, defence and not for profit organisations.Working with over 14,500 organisations in centralgovernment, health, local government, devolvedadministrations, education and the not for profit sector,Government Procurement Service managed over£8.4bn of customer spend through their procurementarrangements and services in the 2011-12 financial year.Key areas of focus are:• Driving the delivery and development of GovernmentProcurement Service• Continued delivery of savings• ‘e’Enablement of operations• Operational and financial efficiency• Development and retention of high quality professional staffFor more information visit:http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk“As a specialist safetycompany, Arco is able toprovide customers on thisframework agreement withspecialist knowledge andadvice on keeping people safeat work. We are confident thatthrough Arco they will continueto have access to the very bestadvice and products to keeptheir staff save at work.”5Paul Wallace, Category Executive– Buildings and Hardware,Government Procurement Servicewww.arco.co.ukSupplier toFramework Agreement Number: RM632/L5Arco and the GovernmentProcurement ServiceIn 2009 Arco was awarded the Government ProcurementService framework agreement for the supply and delivery ofpersonal protective equipment, safety equipment/ trainingand corporate wear to the Public Sector.Key contract wins:• The Environment Agency Arco secured the four yearcontract via a mini competition to supply PPE, gloves andworkplace safety equipment in April 2011.• Defence Science Technology Laboratories (Dstl)Although we had secured the GPS framework agreementwe still had to enter a mini competition to secure thiscontract. Read more about this on page nine.• Food Standards Agency (FSA) Following a minicompetition Arco was awarded this four year contract tosupply food industry products including clothing and gloves.• Natural England Following a mini competition wewere awarded a four year contract to supply a range ofoutdoor clothing. The ability of our specialist categorymanagement team to source a range of high qualityoutdoor products was key to us winning this contract.• UKAEA Following a mini competition Arco was awardeda four year contract to supply PPE and PPC Equipmentin November 2011. Arco previously held this contract viaan OJEU tender process, however when this agreementended UKAEA elected to re-tender it via a GovernmentProcurement Service framework mini competition, ratherthan full OJEU, in line with the latest public procurementbest practice guidelines.• Ministry of Justice Arco have supplied their PPE,gloves, footwear and associated safety items sinceJune 2010. All orders are handled by a single point ofcontact at our Arco Watford office which has provideda superb platform for Arco to understand the needsand intricacies of dealing with the various parts of theorganisation. Our Arco Watford office currently handlesover 100 orders each and every day from right acrossthe Ministry of Justice.CrescentPurchasingConsortium (CPC)The CPC is owned by and run on behalf of theFurther Education Sector. It is the only purchasingconsortium operated exclusively for institutionsworking in the Further Education (FE) sector.Arco were awarded the framework to supply PPE,First Aid, Corporate Wear, Food Industry Clothing,Sports Clothing, Personalised Clothing andMedical Clothing.For more information visit: www.thecpc.ac.ukThe following institutions can access Arcovia the CPC framework:• Universities• Colleges• Sixth form colleges• Academies• Specialist and special needs colleges• Schools with sixth forms• Adult education colleges• Private and independent colleges (FE only)CPC represent a joint contracting programmewith other public sector bodies that are nowable to access Arco through this framework andthese include:• NWUPC North Western UniversitiesPurchasing Consortium• NEUPC• LUPC• WFEPC• SUPC• TPL• APUC• HEPCWNorth Eastern UniversitiesPurchasing ConsortiumLondon UniversitiesPurchasing ConsortiumWelsh Further EducationPurchasing ConsortiumSouthern UniversitiesPurchasing ConsortiumTUCO Purchasing Ltd, previously SNUPIAdvanced Procurement forUniversities and CollegesHigher Education PurchasingConsortium, WalesFramework Agreement Number: 2011/875Key Contract Wins:New College Nottingham We provided students with anew student induction kit – a tailored head to toe packageof PPE to last them the duration of their course. We havealso supplied safety footwear, protective clothing, highvisibility garments, respiratory, eye, head and hearingprotection, plus corporate clothing and uniforms for staff.Perth College The College switched to buying their workwearfrom Arco through the APUC agreement. We supplied a rangeof clothing including coveralls and polo shirts.South and City College Birmingham We supplied largeamounts of ethically sourced PPE for the constructionorientated college including boots, hi-vis, ear protectionand coveralls.Central College Nottingham We supplied a kitbag forapproximately 80 students on the public services course,including a branded uniform and safety footwear.““We have found Arco to be a greatcompany to work with and theyhave made a tremendous effortto understand our priorities andour needs as a business. Thedeliveries have always been timelyand we felt fully supported by theaccount team at the LinlithgowBranch. Because of the success,we now promote Arco throughour Internal Buyer Guide andour online eMarketplace, whichmeans all departments aroundthe campus have access to Arco’sknowledge and its products”.”Richard Kinghorn,Procurement Manager,Heriot-Watt University6