FE Sussex

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Collaboration A case study in Sussex
Dr Russell Strutt - Chairman
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The 12 post-sixteen Sussex colleges
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The 12 post-sixteen Sussex colleges
Six GFE Five Sixth Form One specialist
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The 12 post-sixteen Sussex colleges
Total turnover
228.21M
Total capital build programme
732M
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FE Sussex

• A limited company established for five years.
  Jointly owned by the 12 post-16 colleges in Sussex

• Each college Principal is a director of the
  company

Annual turnover 1.1M
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FE Sussex
Our mission

• To further the common agenda of our member
  colleges

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Pan-Sussex

• Learners by sectors

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FE Sussex six key business aims
Joint procurement and shared services is key aim 3
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Shared services and procurement
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Shared services and procurement
Stage one

• A spend analysis of budgets across the 12
  colleges

Stage two

• Identification and prioritisation of high spend
  categories and other areas

Stage three

• Targets and people to achieve in direct savings
  and value added implemented

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Shared services and procurement
Areas identified

• Examination services
• Fire alarms and security
• Printing and copying
• Health and Safety
• Posts and telecommunications
• Cleaning
• Catering

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Shared services and procurement
Appointment of following pan-Sussex posts

• Health and Safety
• Human resource consultancy
• Joint procurement officer
• Capital development officer (pending!)

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Shared services and procurement
Performance to date

• Examination services - 200,000 savings and value
  added on target for 09/10
• 35,000 savings in external Health and Safety
  consultant costs by central appointment
• HR target of 20,000 expertise to smaller
  colleges in group
• Procurement officer one year appointment
  currently being sourced. Target savings of
  150,000 based around facilities management in
  first year of appointment

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Shared services and procurement
Future areas to be targeted

• Annual purchase-round of PCs
• Facilities management of new builds
• Trial of new build furniture, fixtures
• and fittings
• Catering and food

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Shared services and procurement
Future areas to be targeted

• Capital build
• Shared developments of educational and property
  cases
• Shared ILT plans
• Shared BCF plans with Local Authority BSF plans
• Capital development officer post
• Facilities management

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Thank you