According to sources, participants discussed how to follow up on contracts, build sustainable supply chains, and create fair competition conditions between companies. The discussions provided an opportunity for employees to reflect on their own working methods and take part in ideas from other municipalities. ' The specific challenges or issues the municipalities are facing in contract follow-up and control were not detailed.
Camilla Andersson Slavotic, the acting unit manager for control and follow-up in Gothenburg City, noted, 'Secure procurers lead to more correct procurements and better quality in our data. ' Annica Axelsson, the section manager for sustainability and follow-up in Malmö City, emphasized collaboration, saying, 'We can do more together. ' Rasmus Gardahl, the unit manager for follow-up in Uppsala Municipality, explained, 'We set requirements in the contracts and then follow up that they are followed.
It was very valuable to hear how other municipalities work with follow-up and control, and to discuss solutions to issues that we ourselves face in Gothenburg City.
' The experience exchange shows how municipalities can learn from each other to make procurement safer, more sustainable, and fairer. Gothenburg City's procurement should make a difference for people, the environment, and the economy, according to official statements. The concrete solutions or ideas shared during the experience exchange were not specified.
Strandberg highlighted future steps, stating, 'The next step is to develop our working methods and work more preventively.
Sound competition is about two things: setting requirements and following up that they are complied with.
The next step is to develop our working methods and work more preventively. We want to become even more accurate in our controls.
Secure procurers lead to more correct procurements and better quality in our data. That makes it easier to follow up on the contracts.
We can do more together. By sharing experiences, we can support serious suppliers and stop those who do not follow the rules.
We set requirements in the contracts and then follow up that they are followed. That ensures that tax funds are used correctly and that cooperation with suppliers becomes long-term and sustainable.