Better information for your journey
The National Traffic Control Centre collects real-time information on road conditions.
The Project Control Framework
On 1st April 2008 we launched the Project Control Framework. The Framework sets out how we, together with the Department for Transport, manage and deliver major improvement projects.
Free Traffic Information Seminars
Helping your business get its customers, drivers and goods where they should be, on time and stress-free.
Capability Assessment Toolkit 3
Introducing new and challenging indicators in the area of corporate social responsibility.
Efficiency Gains from Collaborative Roads Procurement
Delivering efficiency and best value is central
Foreword
Achieving Efficiency Gains From Collaborative Roads Procurement
The industry's response over the last few years, to the various programmes for change has been impressive. Many clients and suppliers have enthusiastically embraced new forms of procurement and have sought to deliver highways projects and services using a partnership approach. There is, however, much more that can be done by us all to deliver continual improvements through a more joined up approach and to share performance successes and lessons learnt.
The Highways Agency has just published a review and update of our 2001 Procurement Strategy. As well as highlighting the Agency's new vision "Customers First", 'client collaboration' has been added as an essential principle to support the delivery of best value. This will be a very important aspect of delivering the wider objectives of the Government's Efficiency Programme.
To support the principle of collaboration this strategy document has been produced to help align the many clients in the highways sector. Future success in delivering this Strategy will depend on the whole industry working together with common objectives. There are many similarities in the management and provision of local and strategic roads - for example how we procure and manage contracts and employ suppliers. This Strategy has therefore been written as one for the whole highways industry.
The Strategy incorporates the views expressed in the consultation exercise held at the beginning of 2005, and also the output from workshops attended by local authority and other industry representatives. I am also pleased senior industry representatives who came together to provide advice to the Highways Agency, initially as the Advisory Group, have now agreed to take on a wider 'liaison' role to champion aspects of delivery of the Strategy.
All highways clients and supply chain partners have ideas to contribute based on their experiences and lessons learnt. For us all to succeed and to deliver the mutual benefits it must be a two way process.
I am confident that the industry can respond positively to the challenge of the efficiency programme. Successful delivery of this Strategy will not only achieve the efficiency gains that are expected of us, it will improve the service we give to our customers.
Endorsement by the Highways Efficiency Liaison Group
Efficiency must be at the heart of public service provision.
The nation's economic and social needs and welfare require an effective road network both nationally and locally and it is paramount that any work is procured in the most efficient manner.
This will only be achieved by all parts of the roads industry working together and taking an holistic approach to achieve common outcomes.
This approach is increasingly becoming the heart of roads procurement but more can and should be done to share best practice and to ensure that successes in one area are applied in others.
Government has charged the Highways Agency with a particular responsibility as a "change agent" under the Gershon Efficiency Review, to work with others to deliver target roads procurement efficiencies.
As stakeholders we are delighted to play a major part in producing this strategy and we look forward to continued involvement in overseeing its delivery.
