Assessing Procurement: Ensuring probity and value for money in property development, regeneration and maintenance procurement

It is in the best interests of any housing association to ensure that its procurement activities are properly undertaken, achieve best value, and take place in a clear and transparent manner. There is a moral obligation, underlined by recent Government policy, that procurement activities aid the achievement of sustainable communities, and this is reinforced by the Housing Corporation with specific requirements in the Regulatory Code.

In the attached document we present a framework designed to assist boards of housing associations assess how well their own organisations are performing in the procurement of property development, regeneration and maintenance services.

The framework aims to help boards pose the questions they need answered to make sure that their systems for property related procurement are effective and are being given the right degree of priority. By posing these questions we hope to promote the adoption of good practice, and to provide tools for board members to assess how well their association's procurement practices are functioning.