ALT Procurement joins SFHA as Commercial Associate

ALT Procurement has joined the SFHA as a sector associate.

ALT Procurement is a client focused procurement consultancy company which focuses on supporting housing associations, and other public bodies, to deliver and manage procurement procedures that secure value for money, improve service and ensure compliance with regulations.

It provides cost effective and knowledgeable procurement consultancy services, understanding that the challenges housing associations face, and the outcomes and results they want delivered are specific to them and the sector. This understanding, and our ability to work flexibly and pro-actively, allows it to deliver a bespoke and tailored procurement service that is specific to organisations’ needs and shaped to meet their budget requirements.

ALT Procurement’s support can be delivered in a number of ways, including supplementing existing procurement teams through a partnership working approach, which results in the upskilling of your procurement team through the sharing of our knowledge, best practices and tools or working as an outsourced procurement resource to deliver procurements.

As an outsourced resource, ALT Procurement can undertake complete procurement procedures on behalf of organisations, ensuring they meet regulations and deliver value for money. Its flexible approach to delivering and providing procurement support provides organisations direct access to procurement expertise on demand. This access to procurement expertise allows you to match resources and capabilities to peaks and troughs in your procurement activity that are driven by contract renewals, market changes or new projects.

ALT Procurement’s services include:

• procurement consultancy
• delivery of end to end procurement requirements 
• procurement training and legislation advice
• contract management
• review and delivery of procurement strategies

A spokesperson for ALT Procurement said:

“Our experience has been gained directly from our experience of working in local and national government, housing associations and publicly owned utility companies. This varied experienced enables us to provide strategic vision and challenge current processes, helping organisations to improve on existing arrangements.

“Our practical, knowledgeable and up to date experience allows us to provide relevant and informed support and guidance. Through this support, and the provision of training, we can help ensure your organisation is receiving best value from its supply base and is compliant with existing procurement legislation. 

“We have worked closely with housing associations such as Viewpoint Housing Association and Hebridean Housing Partnership to successfully deliver a range of procurements which have secured best value and supported the buying organisation’s priorities in terms of employability agendas, community benefits, tenant needs and local market development.”

If you would like to find out more about ALT Procurement’s range of services, or to make an enquiry, please call Alistair Thompson, Director, on 07900814832 or email Alistair at: alistair@altprocurement.co.uk