County Purchasing

- Maintain financial strength and operational efficiency
Strategic Priorities
  • 13.5 Implement an ERP system and improve critical county processes
    - Maintain financial strength and operational efficiency
About this measure

Measures on this page show the average cycle time in calendar days for competitive and non-competitive purchases completed.
Why is this important?

Cuyahoga County is required to follow Ohio Revised Code and County Code for purchases. There are specific exemptions from the requirement to use a competitive process that are outlined in County Code. Some of the exemptions include contracts under $50,000, those with only one provider, using state, federal or other cooperative purchasing contracts and amendments to current contracts. The Office of Procurement and Diversity (OPD) tracks the items procured using competitive and non-competitive processes. Additionally, OPD tracks the length of time it takes to procure items using the various processes, called cycle time. Competitive procurements and good planning is key to maximizing the value of our spend on purchases and contracts to provide the best value to the County.
How are we making an impact?

Improving the procurement process is an ongoing effort at Cuyahoga County. The full process includes many departments (OPD, Law, Office of Budget and Management, Department of Information Technology, buying departments, etc). Process improvement projects have been undertaken for various parts of the process. Additionally, the implementation of the ERP will redesign procurement systems and processes to be more integrated.
Reporting Agency

Cuyahoga County Office of Procurement and Diversity 
Average Purchasing Cycle Time - Current performance
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Cuyahoga County Average Purchasing Cycle Time (By Quarter)

Long description.

Bar chart shows the purchasing cycle time in calendar days by process type in Cuyahoga County by quarter. See Data Table for details

Structure.

Chart type: column chart.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Calendar Days.

Chart graphic.

Cuyahoga County Average Purchasing Cycle Time (By Quarter)Created with Highcharts 5.0.12Cuyahoga County Average Purchasing Cycle Time (By Quarter)1511511471471751751621623838242424242020Purchasing Cycle Time (Competitive)Purchasing Cycle Time (Non-competitive)Chart context menuQ3-18Q4-18Q1-19Q2-19
Average Purchasing Cycle Time - Historical Performance
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Cuyahoga County Average Purchasing Cycle Time (By Year)

Long description.

Bar chart shows the purchasing cycle time in calendar days by process type in Cuyahoga County by calendar year. See Data Table for details

Structure.

Chart type: column chart.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Calendar Days.

Chart graphic.

Cuyahoga County Average Purchasing Cycle Time (By Year)Created with Highcharts 5.0.12Cuyahoga County Average Purchasing Cycle Time (By Year)18518515815847472525Purchasing Cycle Time (Competitive) - AnnualPurchasing Cycle Time (Non-competitive) - AnnualChart context menu20172018
Measure Data
Period Status Purchasing Cycle Time (Competitive) Purchasing Cycle Time (Competitive) - Annual Purchasing Cycle Time (Competitive) - Target Purchasing Cycle Time (Non-competitive) Purchasing Cycle Time (Non-competitive) - Annual Purchasing Cycle Time (Non-competitive) - Target
2016 Not Defined
2017 In Progress 185 185 47 47
Q1-18 In Progress 187 28
Q2-18 In Progress 138 18
Q3-18 In Progress 151 38
Q4-18 In Progress 147 158 24 25
Q1-19 Making Progress 175 175 160 24 24 28
Q2-19 Making Progress 162 175 160 20 24 28
Q3-19 Not Defined
Q4-19 Not Defined