Overview
In order for us to deliver, operate and maintain world class airport infrastructure and facilities, we need to work with the best available suppliers of goods and services.
Our Vision And Mission
The procurement operations at Abu Dhabi Airports are based on the strategic cornerstones of partnership, responsiveness, efficiency, accountability and transparency.
Our procurement team is motivated by a consciously developed Vision and Mission statement.
Vision
To play a value-driven procurement role that is focused on creating sustainable value, which will enable the achievement of the company’s strategic ambition of becoming the world’s leading airports group.
Mission
Remaining customer orientated, we adopt a flexible and efficient procurement approach to meeting our diverse business needs, partnering with internal customers, developing effective procurement skills and fostering mutually beneficial supplier relationships.
Procurement is at the core of our airport operations. For Abu Dhabi Airports to deliver, operate and maintain world class airport infrastructure and facilities, we need to work with the best available suppliers to procure and manage the delivery of a significant amount of goods and services - within budget and on time.
How we procure
Working primarily from our headquarters, our procurement team’s main objectives are obtaining the best value for money and securing maximum operational benefits for Abu Dhabi Airports.
In order that each is able to accomplish its goals, we support all Abu Dhabi Airports departments, including our Capital Expansion Programme (CEP) that aims to deliver a new terminal building and new airport facilities and significantly enhance our existing infrastructure.
Ethics-based procurement
As a responsible corporate entity in a competitive marketplace, our procurement team at Abu Dhabi Airports focuses on:
- Ensuring accountability in our relationships with both potential and established vendors. Read about how we achieve this using our e-Sourcing technology.
- Achieving the highest degree of market competition when soliciting bids or proposals.
- Imparting equal, fair and non-preferential treatment to all bids and proposals throughout the procurement process. All bids and proposals are uniformly solicited, evaluated and awarded on this basis.
- Maintaining the highest standards of corporate responsibility in relation to all stakeholders and the environment.
e-Sourcing Portal
Our Abu Dhabi Airports e-Sourcing portal is a suite of collaborative, web-based tools to enable our procurement team and prospective and current vendors to work together seamlessly.