How to assess your organisation

in the 2018 nationwide assessment of the National Procurement Strategy

The National Procurement Strategy

The diagnostic mirrors the content of the NPS 2018 toolkit which was reviewed and signed off following a widespread consultation programme lasting from February to June 2018.

You can download a copy of the strategy from the LGA website https://www.local.gov.uk/national-procurement-strategy

Alternatively, a copy of the diagnostic response report (which includes additional descriptions for each Value Code) is available to print and annotate – download here.

See Aims & Objectives for more detail about the purpose of this assessment.

Response Report

Download an empty example response report here

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How to assess

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Select a score

Click / drag the score slider to view and select a score statement

Respondents are asked to select the score for each Value Code that best reflects the present state of the council overall.

If there are wide variations across the council (e.g. one department might score ‘4’ while another might only score ‘2’) respondents should not ‘average out’ the scores – the score selected should always reflect the lowest point of attainment (so in the example above, the organisation would score 2).

Respondents should only select a score of ‘5’ if the council is regarded as an exemplar and is ready to share its success and knowledge with others.

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Write a comment

Use the comments box to capture more detail (see the guidance tab for specific instructions on how to make use of the comments box)

Comments should be used to:

flag success stories which might be helpful to others
provide supporting information to justify your assessment
record the level of attainment for a Value Code your council would like to achieve in 12 months
identify a Value Code which is very important to your council
note any differences of opinion within your organisation

Respondents are encouraged to view and print the example response report (details below) so they can see what the output of the assessment will look like.

Respondents may wish to treat the comments as place to develop an action plan, where they can specify which Value Codes are most important, what score they realistically plan to achieve in the next 12 months and how they plan to get there.

See also ‘Frequently Asked Questions‘.

Once you’ve submitted your final response, you can view, print and share it as a PDF

How to access and download your response report