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Highways Supplier Guide 8 November 2017

About CECA and Highways The representative body for the UK’s infrastructure contractors Just over 300 members deliver an estimated 80 per cent of all infrastructure construction in the UK Every major project delivered for Highways England and Highways Agency has been built by CECA members Also strong involvement in highways maintenance community Many more members in the highways supply chain, and work for other highways customers Highways makes up more than 25 per cent of CECA members total workload

Background to the project 2015 – Office of Rail & Road identifies potential risks around the availability of people, plant and materials for Highways England works Demand from increasing programme of investment Competition for resources from other parts of industry “Tier 2 suppliers in particular require more detail on skills/capability requirement”

Our initial response 2016 – CECA and Highways England propose a tier 1 to supply chain mentoring project Initial focus was on leadership & management capability However quickly realised that there was a bigger prize Why solely focus on improving leadership & management, when you can tackle a much wider range of issues Efficiency? Customer service? Health & Safety? Employment? Training? Sustainability? Lean? Visibility of workload?

Supply chain survey – June 2016 What do supply chain companies want in terms of mentoring? Over 100 supply chain firms responded

A change of direction Survey outcomes presented some challenges High demand for support, with a focus on alignment with Highways England Is mentoring the best way forward? Guidance rather than mentoring? Create equivalent to nuclear toolkit for highways?

Highways Supplier Guide Mission To support supply chain companies operating in the UK highways sector to deliver the competencies required to deliver the forward pipeline of workload, using collaboration between Highways England and its tier 1 suppliers to ensure that suppliers get a consistent message about what these competencies are. Vision The vision for the project is that, within two years, there will be a clear and consistent view for supply chain companies about the competencies that will be beneficial for suppliers working in the UK strategic highways market, and that suppliers will be able to easily access support to achieve these competencies if they choose to do so.

4 stages of delivery Share best practice Develop supplier guidance Run events across England Provide mentoring where required

Highways Supplier Guide Three parts What is Highways England? Priorities for Suppliers Contacts

What is Highways England? Overview Road Investment Strategy Strategic Business Plan Delivery Plan Key Performance Indicators Imperatives Structure of Highways England

What is Highways England? Pipeline of Investment Complex Infrastructure Programme Regional Investment Programme Smart Motorways Programme Operations

What is Highways England? Supply chain strategy Greater focus on relationships, less on contracts and compliance More motivating success, less penalising failure More value improvement, less process adherence More shared outcomes, less man-marking More tomorrow’s innovation, less refining yesterday’s solutions

Highways England procurement strategy Routes to Market Delivery Integration Partner Technical Advisor Asset Delivery Category Management

Priorities for suppliers Health, safety & wellbeing Customer service Leadership & Collaboration Efficiency & effectiveness Equality, diversity & inclusion Sustainability

Health, safety & wellbeing Leadership & culture Competent people Managing risks Measuring performance Engaging our stakeholders Wellbeing Raising the Bar Highways Safety Hub (www.highwayssafetyhub.com)

Customer service Consistently delivering the basics Improving our service & network Developing relationships with our customers Communicating directly with customers A better maintained network A free-flowing network An accessible and integrated network

Leadership & management Roads Academy Construction ILM Collaborative working/ISO 44001

Efficiency & effectiveness Lean Innovation BIM

Efficiency & effectiveness Innovation Designated funds Other funding sources Innovate UK R&D tax credits Patent Box

Equality, Diversity & inclusion CECA Fairness, Inclusion & Respect CIHT Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit Equality frameworks Supplier Diversity Forum

Sustainability Financial Human Natural Social Manufactured

Website Recognised that information changes frequently Need to update guide as new details arise Website developed with full text of document Also direct links to key supporting documents Contact point for further information News about future events

Regional supplier events To support the publication of the Guide, a series of regional events will take place in 2018 One in each Highways England region Supported by Highways England and key tier 1 suppliers Opportunity to learn more and network Full details at launch event

Official launch Date of official launch to be confirmed shortly Expecting to be early in 2018 Prior to launch we would welcome views on what suppliers would like to see in the guide, and what more we can do

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