Value Solutions / Collaborative Working
Collaborative Working
Permadoor welcomes collaborative working and all that it entails, working actively with Local Authorities, Registered Social Landlords, Contractors and Procurement Consortia to develop our product offer and services in support of the principles of Best Value whilst delivering efficiencies in line with the Gershon review.
The key factor in our approach to collaborative working is to develop an integrated and coordinated team with the client and contractor, so that common objectives and benefits may be shared.
The focus of any partnership is the reliance upon communication with all parties, with trust as a pre-requisite, together with an indisputable knowledge of what is expected.
The elimination of conflict between parties in carrying out a project is a major objective and Permadoor historically has an excellent record in this respect.
As the UK's largest supplier of composite doors in the social housing sector, Permadoor has always viewed client/contractor cooperation as one of the cornerstones to success.
- Set clear objectives and expectations
- Build mixed teams between organisations
- Include and inform all relevant parties as early as possible
- Assess and share risks and rewards of the agreement
- Understand each partners business goals
- Agree Key Performance Indicators
- Measure KPI's against realistic benchmarks
- Agree open communication and regular reviews
- Develop problem resolution strategies
- Parties work in the spirit of mutual trust and cooperation
- All parties are equal, sharing in non-adversarial attitudes for a common purpose