"This book ... adds to the impressive 'legacy' of learning which is
still emerging from the successful delivery of the London 2012
construction programme. The authors combine the reforming zeal of a
champion for change, who was there every step of the way, with academic
rigour, and the result is delivered with impressive passion and
commitment to the topic ... All spenders and suppliers need to read
this, to understand how conventional understandings of procurement fall
so dramatically short when applied to high value-high risk acquisitions,
which invariably is what large construction projects represent."
--Don Ward, Chief Executive, Constructing Excellence, UK
Successful construction is often attributed to one or more aspects of
the delivery process from good planning, design and clever engineering
to efficient project management and quality construction. Before any of
these disciplines can begin, they all require some form of procurement
to select the team or supply chain to meet a client's or a project's
specific requirements. The concept of PSE - Purchase and Supplier
Engineering - originated in the procurement of the construction and
infrastructure required to stage the 30th Olympiad in London
during 2012. At the time of writing PSE has successfully delivered
almost £25bn of public procurement meeting client and project
requirements and without legal challenge.
The construction of the venues and infrastructure needed to stage London
2012 was such a resounding success that it boosted not only the
reputation of the UK construction industry but also the confidence of
the UK population in the country's ability to organise, build and run a
major international event. Its success has been lauded as something from
which clients and industry could learn. The ODA has established a
comprehensive and informative body of evidence as part of a Learning
Legacy. While the ODA is well aware of the many elements of the
procurement and supply chain management, the complete end to end concept
of how the Olympic supply chain procurements were managed has until now
not been captured.
For example, how does one buy the stage for an Olympic Games? How does
one manage the details of thousands of contracts and the many firms of
contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers and ensure that no
one organisation adversely affects any other to the detriment of the
programme? How are a client's requirements beyond those of the capital
asset realised as part of the investment? How does one measure programme
exposure, or manage performance? How does one measure capacity and the
ability of firms to cope with the work and manage the risks involved?
Programme Procurement in Construction: Learning from London 2012
covers the planning and preparation of a programme's procurement
processes from understanding and developing the client's requirements,
to monitoring performance based on the benchmarks contractors set out in
their own tender submissions. The emphasis is on a close attention to
detail to avoid surprises, while keeping a focus on the total programme.
Purchase and Supplier Engineering provides an overview of managing the
interest of firms in participating and the resulting capacity and
workloads of all suppliers, including the main contractors and the
critical subcontractors and material suppliers.
Offering techniques, tips and lessons learnt from the implementation of
PSE on London 2012 and Crossrail, this book is aimed at public and
private sector clients, developers, senior management and those
businesses and professionals involved in undertaking the procurement,
supply chain management and delivery of multiple construction projects
or complex major construction programmes.
