OVERVIEW
The Higher Education Procurement Academy (HEPA) was established in response to the 2011 ‘Diamond Report’ from Universities UK concerning the challenges facing Universities regarding funding and procurement. HEPA activities include delivering face to face courses, e-learning, forums for networking, and an online repository of information encompassing best practice, benchmarking, templates, news, and more.
OUR IMPACT
HEPA is supported and delivered collaboratively by BUFDG and the HE purchasing consortia. Due to this they were referred to Derventio Education to develop their website and therefore offered accessed to our powerful content management system (CMS), Celsus.
Derventio Education's Celsus content management system was ideal for HEPA and indeed for other similar organisations wishing to work in a collaborative fashion through their website. The website was developed with in-built modules for event management, forums, news and a member login area, ensuring UK university procurement professionals can work together effectively and securely.
The HEPA website is where HE procurement staff can get the resources they need, when they need them. The discussion boards continue to be one of the most valuable parts of the site and allow members to exchange ideas, network and discuss best practice. Member engagement and website activity has increased as a result of the site, thanks in part to a new responsive design.
ABOUT PHES
Derventio Education carries out extensive bespoke development work for PHES (Professional Higher Education Services). We are proud to support an organisation that offers such a comprehensive service for its members. PHES provides a legal framework for different Higher Education sector organisations to run effectively and to share staff/operational resources. In operating in this manner, they are able to secure savings for their all organisations and members.
- Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE)
- Association of University Legal Practitioners (AULP)
- British Universities Finance Directors Group (BUFDG)
- Council of Higher Education Internal Auditors (CHEIA)
- College & University Business Officers (CUBO)
- Higher Education Procurement Academy (HEPA)
- Higher Education Strategic Planners Association (HESPA)
- Universities Human Resources (UHR)
WHAT NEXT? HOW CAN WE SUPPORT YOU?
If you want to learn more about our work with HEPA, our appraisal solutions SchooliP and CollegeiP or our bespoke development work, please get in touch. We can be contacted on 0333 0433 450 or info@derventioeducation.com.
