LGCA’s professional advisory services provide practical procurement and contract management support for councils, helping strengthen systems, improve processes, support teams and build procurement capability.

LGCA provides access to experienced practitioners who can work alongside internal teams or provide outsourced procurement support when additional capability is needed.

End-to-end support from specifications through to contract negotiation, performance monitoring and dispute resolution.

Probity advice, conflict-of-interest safeguards and audit support to help ensure procurement decisions are defensible.

Support to design procurement strategies, policies and systems that balance compliance, innovation and local outcomes.

Tailored training programs to help councils build procurement capability across systems, probity, tendering, policy and strategy.

The templates are a big improvement on what we had and will be easier for tenderers and evaluators. Thanks to the team at SHOP for assisting us. Great work.

As for return on investment, SHOP has delivered multi-faceted value. They’ve improved productivity, streamlined processes, and generated financial savings. Moreover, their work has resulted in a more transparent procurement process, benefitting us as well as our local supplier community.

SHOP Consulting have provided an agile approach to ensuring Council’s needs are met. The team have demonstrated a thorough understanding of the legislative environment in which Council operates and the practicality in applying this legislation. This engagement has provided value for money in reducing red tape whilst maintain sufficient controls.

This procurement improvement project achieved sustainable, simple, good practice that not only delivers value and mitigates risk but also contributes to a thriving Bega Valley.