29 April 2015 
Emma Keenan, Procurement Specialist
If you are looking for a well written document to help you explain procurement to governors in your institution, look no further than the latest Getting to Grips guide from the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. Procurement, A guide for governors, written by John Lakin, addresses questions like: What is Procurement and why does it matter? It covers legal and sustainability issues and highlights 10 key procurement issues for governors.
A foreword by Nick Petford, VC of the University of Northampton and Chair of PUK states of governors: “Your role in overseeing procurement should be clear in terms of assurance and effective risk management. Put simply you have a responsibility to ensure your institution manages its resources wisely and achieves value for money. Effective procurement is part of that solution”
How Governors can do this is explored thoroughly within the document.
