Supply Chain

Collaboration  

Supporting our valued supply chain

We continue to improve our communication with the supply chain and have implemented annual 360 degree feedback to gain an additional understanding from our contractors’ point of view of how we can further enhance our performance. This includes streamlining our assessment process and reviewing our procedures, also informed by best practice guidance we have obtained from working with the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). 

In November 2023 we held our first Group-wide supply chain conference, bringing together more than 170 trade contractors, manufacturers and consultants to ensure we work collaboratively and strengthen relationships. 

We continue to adhere to the Prompt Payment Code, of which we are a signatory, paying our contractors within 30 days.

Competence and Overall Value    

Enhancing our tender recommendations sign off process, so we procure on overall value over cost 

Every project must procure on overall value rather than just cost. This includes a numerical assessment of contractors prior to being awarded work, on quality, health and safety, modern methods of construction, sustainability, and ethical considerations such as our supply chain's approach to combatting modern slavery and child labour.

The Building Safety regime is continuing to evolve and we intend to remain at the forefront of knowledge, to support our supply chain to develop their understanding of competence, building safety and quality. 

We will continue to enhance our approach in this area and share feedback with our supply chain.

Materials  

Embedding our common materials strategy

Our extensive materials supply chain is critical to meeting our production needs. To support resilience and continuity of supply for typical materials, we are progressing with our materials strategy. We have worked with manufacturers of various product groups and formed strategic agreements with those that can meet our stringent requirements, across a range of topics including quality, safety, sustainability and ethics.

We will build on this further by preferentially partnering with companies that will help us achieve our ambitious science-based targets and maximise the use of products with lower embodied carbon, and those that will work with us on other sustainability targets such as waste reduction and following the principles of the circular economy. 

Best Practice   

Benchmarking against global best practices, achieving certification by CIPS for Procurement Excellence by 2027

Our supply chain activity has been reviewed against the requirements of the globally recognised Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) best practice Procurement Excellence Award. Alignment to this will streamline our processes and procedures and demonstrate our organisational competence.

This expertise will also help us achieve our other strategic priorities, such as quality, our science-based targets for climate action and future skills.

Modern Slavery

The Berkeley Group is committed to increasing its understanding of the risks of modern slavery and child labour in its supply chain. Find out more in our Modern Slavery Statement.

Construction Supply Chain Payment Charter

Fair and transparent payment practices are essential to the achievement of successful integrated working on construction projects. This Charter applies to all parties to construction contracts with the aim of helping to create a more collaborative culture and ensure a strong, resilient and sustainable supply chain.

Our Vision 2030: 2024 Progress Update

This extract from the Berkeley Group’s 2024 Annual Report provides an update on progress towards meeting our targets across each of our ten strategic priorities and details highlights for the period May 2023 to April 2024.