SMARTE EAST aims to share benefits across the project team. The advantage is to be part of an efficient procurement and delivery team with streamlined processes, offering better value for money and easy access to framework contractors.

The following benefits have been realised:

• improved predictability of product and product quality
• aggregated purchasing and economies of scale
• standardised and streamlined processes with continuous feedback and performance improvement
• joining common projects across the region into programmes of work
• efficient resource deployment
• reduced burden, cost and time of procurement
• meaningful and consistent engagement of the whole supply chain
• high visibility of on coming workflow
• smooth and consistent flow of works to the market

It also has the added bonus of reducing demands on smaller authorities or individual associate members and brings the benefits of an established and efficient procurement regime within their reach.

SMARTE EAST encourages regular best practice communications sessions with design teams and contractors to share learning.