Making change happen across the procurement community
Following the success of Procurement Act Live 2025 in Birmingham, we’re excited to bring the conversation to London for the next chapter: “The Journey So Far.” This pivotal event will explore the early impacts of the Procurement Act and how organisations across the public and private sectors are adapting to this significant transformation in procurement law and practice.
Hosted at the iconic Excel London, eight months after the Act came into force, this conference and exhibition offers a timely opportunity to assess progress, share learnings, and prepare for the road ahead. Delegates will hear from leading policy-makers, legal experts, procurement professionals and commercial leaders on how the new regime is shaping procurement outcomes across the UK.

Procurement Act Live: The Journey So Far Confirmed Speakers
Lindsay Maguire
Deputy Director for Procurement Reform

Lindsay is the Head of Engagement for Procurement Team at the Cabinet Office. She joined the Government Commercial Organisation in 2016, initially working as senior category leader for employment and labour market in DWP and subsequently as Head of Small Business Policy at Cabinet Office, working with all central government departments and SMEs to break down barriers to entry. Prior to joining the civil service, she gained 10+ commercial experience from the private sector, working in the Aerospace, property management and FMCG sectors for both large multinationals and SMEs, including spending 5 years abroad in Germany, Netherlands and Canada working on complex projects.
Zuzanna Briant
Director & Practice Lead - Contract & Commercial Management

Zuzanna Briant is the Director and Practice Lead for Contract and Commercial Management (CCM) at World Commerce & Contracting. In her role, she serves as an ambassador and advocate for efficient, effective contracting, focused on building high-performing, trusted business relationships. She joined WorldCC from Virgin Media, bringing extensive experience in procurement and leadership of commercial and contract management teams. Her innovative thinking and strategic approach have delivered multi-million-dollar cost savings and revenue gains. Her earlier career spans the financial services and aviation sectors, and she holds a Master’s degree in Finance.
Carl Thomas
Procurement Reform Stakeholder & Policy Lead

Carl has a wealth of public procurement experience, having previously led the award-winning procurement team at one of Wales’ largest housing associations. Before joining Welsh Government, Carl worked for the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), where he taught procurement and contract management best practice to public and private sector organisations across the globe. Carl also played an important role in CIPS’ work post-Grenfell, and supported the work of Working Group 11 to agree specific procurement competence levels for people involved in the construction of new higher risk residential buildings. In his current role, Carl is responsible for developing Welsh Government’s wider Procurement Reform engagement activity, working closely with stakeholders across the Welsh public sector to ensure that they are ready to maximise the opportunities arising from procurement reform.
Joanna Dahlgren
Head of Social Value & SROI

Joanna has been a driving force behind the creation and management of the social value function in London Borough of Waltham Forest, since its inception in Dec 2020. With over 20 years’ experience leading on various investment and regeneration initiatives that promote inclusive growth and community wealth building, under Joanna leadership the Council has transformed the way it maximises social impact through its contracts for services, regeneration, and construction works. Over the past four years, the collaborative efforts of the Council and its supply chain have yielded over £50 million in delivered social value, laying the foundation for a substantial pipeline of future benefits.
Emilia Hogarth
Head of Communities - Transforming Public Procurement

Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister, and ensures the effective running of government. As the corporate headquarters for government, in partnership with HM Treasury, Cabinet Office take the lead in certain critical policy areas. They are responsible for: • supporting collective government, helping to ensure the effective development, coordination and implementation of policy • supporting the National Security Council and the Joint Intelligence Organisation, coordinating the government’s response to crises and managing the UK’s cyber security • promoting efficiency and reform across government through innovation, better procurement and project management, and by transforming the delivery of services • promoting the release of government data, and making the way government works more transparent • creating an exceptional civil service, improving its capability and effectiveness • promoting social action and National Citizen Service, and growing the social investment market • political and constitutional reform
Ben Paxton
Researcher

Ben is a researcher working with the Institute for Government's general election team. Before joining the Institute, Ben studied medicine at university and continues to practice as an NHS doctor, and has also published research in a number of medical journals.
Dr Rebecca Rees
Partner - Head of Public Procurement

Rebecca Rees is a Partner and the Head of Public Procurement at the international law firm, Trowers & Hamlins. Rebecca is a leading national expert in public procurement law and has significant experience in advising clients in the public, private and third sectors on public procurement, subsidy control and building safety strategy issues. She advises clients on procurement strategy and structures, how to conduct flexible and compliant procurement procedures and compile objective and transparent evaluation models and guidance. With particular interests in value-led procurement, social value and building safety, Rebecca is a member of the Working Group 11 for Procurement Competency, DLUHC’s Procurement Advisory Group, and HACT’s National Social Value in Housing Taskforce. Rebecca is also a Visiting Fellow at the Centre of Construction Law at Dickson Poon School of Law at Kings College London and is currently undertaking a PhD in public procurement, focusing on price evaluation models at the University of Nottingham.
Kieran McGaughey
Commercial Solicitor

Kieran is a consultant solicitor and legal trainer, specialising in public procurement law. He advises clients on public procurement, commercial contracts, grant funding, and subsidy control (previously State aid). For most of the past decade he has worked in-house within local government legal teams. Since June 2023 he has been operating as a consultant solicitor. Kieran also sits on the executive committee of the Procurement Lawyers' Association (PLA), a membership body for procurement lawyers across the UK. He was previously the National Lead for Procurement Law within a membership body for local government lawyers.
Helen Dodd-Williams
Deputy Director

North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd (NWUPC) are a not for profit organisation owned by its full members consisting of 25 Universities within the North West Region. Our core business is to help our members purchase a wide variety of goods and services that work towards their operational, value for money, responsible and strategic goals through our compliant framework agreements and value-added services. Our purpose is ‘to work in partnership with higher education institutions to collaboratively drive value through the responsible procurement of goods and services’. We are one of six regional UK higher education purchasing consortia working collaboratively alongside other specialist purchasing organisations and are collectively known as UK Universities Purchasing Consortia (UKUPC). Together, we tender to offer over 100 compliant framework agreements and further benefits for our members in higher education and the wider public sector to access.
Rikesh Shah
Head of the Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre (IPEC)

Rikesh Shah is a Head of Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre – IPEC at Connected Places Catapult since October 2023. Previously, Rikesh was an Open Innovation and Open Data expert at PA Consulting, and prior to that he was the Head of Open Innovation at Transport for London where he created the organisation’s first Innovation Hub, recognised as one of the best in the public sector in Europe, and he also oversaw the organisation’s world-renowned open data initiative bringing £130m worth of value per annum. Rikesh is a guest lecturer at the Royal College of Arts and a Mobility Tech Innovator at Harvard University. He is a non-executive advisor at Cities Today, London Transport Museum and See.Sense. He also previously served on the Mayor of London’s Smart London Board, co-chaired the Data and Digital Board at the Institute of Civil Engineering.
Emma Briggs
Director of Procurement & Sustainability

Having spent 15 years in global buying roles in industrial distribution, Emma moved to the Housing sector 4 years ago to work for MTVH. Her experience means she has led multi-disciplinary, customer-focussed teams across multiple geographies, where her strengths have been establishing common goals and joint aspirations together with a strong team ethos and sense of purpose. Emma is also vice-chair of the G15 Procurement Leadership Group, where they come together to share best-practice and explore opportunities for collaboration across London’s biggest Housing Associations.
Bahar Shahin
Director of Procurement

Queen Mary University of London is a world-leading research-intensive university with over 32,000 students representing more than 170 nationalities. A member of the prestigious Russell Group, they work across the humanities and social sciences, medicine and dentistry, and science and engineering, with inspirational teaching directly informed by their research. The Procurement Team at Queen Mary is a dedicated centre for all procurement related matters. They promote efficient and effective procurement, working with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure value for money is achieved through responsible procurement. The Procurement team provides advice and guidance and carry out due diligence to ensure that Queen Mary complies with legislative and statutory requirements whilst optimising best value.
Mike Raven
Sustainability Lead

Mike is an award-winning chartered construction manager with over two decades of experience in the construction sector, particularly in procurement, project management, contract administration, and sustainability. He is the national sustainability lead for the National Association of Construction Frameworks, and as YORhub's Performance and Improvement Manager he specialises in working with public sector organisations on their procurement of construction works and services, advising on procurement solutions and the administration of NEC contracts.
Esther Beaumont
Head of Category Management

Esther Beaumont – Head of Category Management & SRM at 7F Commercial Services MCIPS qualified, with over 25 year’s commercial experience & 17 years working in Public Sector Procurement, within Local Authorities and the Emergency services sector. In my current role, I am responsible for a team of 28 people, directing & leading commercial activities, tendering & supplier relationship management activity across 7 Police Forces in the Eastern region. Key category areas include ICT, Construction & FM, Frontline Operational requirements, Corporate Services & Community Based services. I have a particular passion for embedding Sustainability and Social Value into the procurement process, continually expanding upon this in contract and am currently focusing on the contribution our supply chain makes to supporting our Net Zero Carbon targets.
Amardeep Gill
Partner

As the National Head of Public Sector at Trowers & Hamlin, Amardeep is a recognised expert advising all levels of government, public bodies and UK and international businesses on transformation and business critical projects, including joint ventures, public/private partnerships, complex supply chain arrangements, regulatory matters and large-scale procurement exercises. He has extensive experience across a range of sectors including digital technology, leisure, transport, health, logistics waste, major events, housing, education, outsourcing, regeneration and aviation.
Richard Strauss
Development Director

OffPloy is a UK-based organisation that supports people at risk of offending or with convictions to access employment and personal development opportunities. They focus on tangible opportunities, such as skills development and access to resources, and tackle the mindset and self-belief challenges that individuals face. Additionally, OffPloy strive to change societal views, fostering an environment in which employers and organisations recognise the potential in every person, regardless of their past.
Cabinet Minister Confirmed
Georgia Gould MP, Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office

Georgia Gould was appointed Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office on 9 July 2024. Georgia was elected as the MP for Queen’s Park and Maida Vale in July 2024.
Responsibilities include
• Public sector reform
• Oversight of government functions
• Cabinet Office business planning and performance
• Public Bodies policy
• Cabinet Office arm’s length body sponsorship

In partnership with
The Transforming Public Procurement programme aims to improve the way public procurement is regulated in order to:
– Create a simpler and more flexible, commercial system that better meets our country’s needs while remaining compliant with our international obligations
– Open up public procurement to new entrants such as small businesses and social enterprises so that they can compete for and win more public contracts
– Embed transparency throughout the commercial lifecycle so that the spending of taxpayers’ money can be properly scrutinised.
What's happening at Procurement Act Live 2025

Procurement Act Live 2025 will feature a Listen In option for delegates to listen to all the speaking sessions on their phone whilst onsite at the event – please note this feature is only available for delegates attending the event in-person.
Listening is easy:
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- Scan the QR code/Enter the access code – this will be available on the onsite Day Planner
Thank You to Our Event Sponsors
YPO
Headline Sponsor
Stand Number: 23
YPO have 50 years of experience in helping the public sector achieve the best possible value when buying products and services. We’re dedicated to providing great support and added value, as well as meeting the public sectors changing needs for greater flexibility, innovation, and sustainability. From finding and assessing vendors to negotiating contracts and maintaining supplier relationships, we can provide support to help your procurement process. We can increase productivity, lower risks, and guarantee on-time delivery of goods and services with our optimised procedures and our flexible solutions. By working together, we can assist with the complexities of procurement while you concentrate on your main business operations.
WSP
Stand Number: 101
Bio coming soon
Winvic
Stand Number: 4
Winvic is a privately owned, leading construction company who undertake medium to large civil engineering and infrastructure projects. We operate across the UK for both public and private sector clients. With places secured on national and county highways frameworks, we are equipped to balance the core priorities of safety, customer and delivery.
Whatimpact
Stand Number: 20

whatimpact is a National Social Value Marketplace that saves government suppliers time and money by streamlining the process of finding the most suitable partners to deliver social value and impact criteria efficiently and locally. It improves the quality of social value plans and delivery. Our trusted matchmaking platform whatimpact.com (published in 2018) publishes over 250,000 UK charity profiles registered with the Charity Commission in England, Wales and Scotland. Our offer-based matching system empowers government suppliers to publish social value criteria from tenders, enabling VCSEs to apply directly for partnerships. This innovative system is provided at no cost to government suppliers or VCSEs, making it easy for suppliers to create meaningful, locally relevant social value plans without additional expenses.
WHATIMPACT
Stand Number: 46
whatimpact.com social value platform helps companies to manage their partnerships with VCSEs in an efficient manner - harnessing money, product, service and skills donations for contract specific requirements. Match with local initiatives, build winning bids, report on framework specific outcomes and manage volunteering in a contract specific manner. All data in one place.
Westworks Procurement
Stand Number: 36

Bio coming soon
Tracker
Stand Number: The Procurement Act Advice & Support Centre

Tracker is the only end-to-end business development solution with the unique intelligence you need to find, bid for and win more business. With access to Europe’s largest database of opportunities and competitive insights – you can engage earlier to sell more effectively and win more business. And Tracker’s just got even better – now you can also upload opportunity documents and manage your bid responses all in the one place. Focus on winning business – not looking for it.
TLT
Stand Number: 29

TLT LLP TLT is an award-winning law firm, supporting large corporates, public institutions, and high-growth businesses on their strategic and day-to-day legal needs. We offer market-leading legal expertise, near-legal consultancy services and a suite of innovative technology solutions to help our clients achieve their objectives. TLT advises across all three UK jurisdictions, with offices in Bristol, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast and a specialist shipping team in Greece. Our international network provides our clients with assurance of a consistently high-quality service beyond the UK. With significant experience advising organisations in government and public services; financial services; future energy; digital; leisure, food and drink; real estate; and retail and consumer goods, TLT has a strong record of consistent growth driven by client need. Trusted legal partner to government and public services With a wealth of experience at local, national and international levels, our mission is simple – to help central and local governments and public bodies deliver essential services efficiently and with meaningful social impact. Our legal and technical experts work collaboratively and with common purpose on the challenges facing the public sector today. From public procurement and digital transformation to climate change initiatives and large infrastructure projects, TLT is the stand-out choice. We work with, and manage relationships between, ministerial departments, non-ministerial departments, agencies and public bodies, public corporations, regulators and commissioners, devolved governments and local authorities. TLT is appointed to sit on some of the sector’s most prestigious legal panels, including for central government and the wider public sector, across all three UK jurisdictions. Find out more now at www.TLT.com.
Supply2Gov
Partner
At Supply2Gov, we have one goal – to make business growth simpler for sole traders, micro and small businesses. Powered by the UK and Republic of Ireland’s largest database of public sector contract notices and awards, combined with our daily email alerts sent straight to your inbox, we’ve made it as easy as possible for you to find relevant opportunities as soon as they become available – giving you more time to focus on putting your bids together and growing your business. You can register for a free local area of your choice or take advantage of our flexible monthly payment options – giving you a no risk, scalable, cost effective contract alerts service option.
Southern Construction Framework
Stand Number: 6
Bio coming soon
Social Value Portal
Social Value Partner
Stand Number: 12

Social Value Portal’s people, measurement standard, and technology have helped procuring organisations and their suppliers unlock over £45bn of Social Value in the last decade. As pioneers of the Social Value movement and creators of the Social Value TOM System™, they lead by example with a £100bn pledge and active participation in the National Social Value Taskforce. Through their Consulting, Workspace, Academy and member services, SVP guides and facilitates change through the entire procurement journey. Underpinned by the largest bank of Social Value data, they have an unmatched measurement and validation process to bring true credibility to their customers’ Social Value programmes.
Service Graphics
Official Print Partner
Service Graphics are the UK’s leading brand for the production of large-format graphics and display solutions. We create visual experiences that connect people with brands. Our teams specialise in Exhibitions, Events, Museums, Luxury Brands, Retail, Sports and Property delivering stand-out graphics that engage audiences, visitors and customers alike
Scotwork
Stand Number: 30

Scotwork has coached hundreds of thousands of senior managers in 29 languages. We have grown into the world’s number one independent negotiation consultancy, operating in over 120 countries, with offices in 48 of them. We work with organisations large and small across all sectors. After 50 years we are still giving people powerful skills that transform their lives, and handing businesses more successful futures.
SBFI
Bio coming soon
PwC
Bronze Sponsor
Stand Number: 10
At PwC we are a community of solvers combining human ingenuity, experience and technology innovation to deliver sustained outcomes and build trust. Through our multi-disciplinary teams we can help you to navigate the upcoming procurement reforms and together we'll create the agile and effective strategy you need to respond.
Procurement Services
Stand Number: 14

Procurement Services is a market-leading organisation, and our focus is providing compliant routes for the UK public sector to procure products and services from local, national, and global suppliers. All of our solutions give complete peace of mind when it comes to procurement.
Procurement Hub
Stand Number: 15

At Procurement Hub we're doing things differently. We're a commercially sensitive Procurement Consortium with Giving Back and social purpose at the forefront. All the surplus we generate is reinvested into social housing, social value, and charitable projects. We're passionate about leading the change for better more ethical procurement, and hold effectiveness, transparency and integrity above all else. This drives our mission is to be the best procurement partner to our members, always acting with professionalism and honesty.
Posterity Global Group
Stand Number: 31A

Founded in October 2024 by David Kershaw, Posterity Global is a specialist digital-era procurement advisory and training consultancy committed to creating positive change for both people and the planet now and in the future Our mission is to modernise procurement so that the public sector can quickly and easily find and contract what it needs to deliver sustainable, world-class services that continue to meet the evolving needs of citizens. Posterity Global helps contracting authorities harness procurement as a catalyst for economic growth and the delivery of social value. By implementing digital-era practices and enhancing transparency, we aim to leverage contracting to stimulate markets and promote equitable resource allocation, benefiting local communities. The Posterity Global team works with a diverse range of clients across the globe in public, near-public, private, and social sectors that share a common goal: to modernise procurement and drive long-lasting socio-economic and environmental impacts. Find out more about our services: www.posterity.global For all the latest updates: https://www.linkedin.com/company/posterityglobal/
PASS Procurement
Stand Number: The Procurement Act Advice & Support Centre

PASS procurement consultants present at over one hundred conferences and events each year as well as delivering in-house training and consultancy for both public and private sector clients. Our training sessions are designed to cover the legal requirements of public procurement in a non-legalistic manner, using real life examples to help simplify the rules. Thousands of organisations, public and private, have already benefited from PASS best practice tendering/procurement events and advice. Whether you work within public sector procurement or tender for public sector contracts, PASS can help you improve your efficiency and effectiveness.
Pagabo
Live Debate Zone Sponsor
Stand Number: 24

Finding a procurement framework can be challenging, complex and time-consuming. At Pagabo, our client focussed service makes finding a procurement framework quicker, simpler, and more effective. Pagabo act as an agent and manage Framework Agreements on behalf of public sector Contracting Authorities. They are free to access, easy to use and fully compliant.
One Advanced
Gold Sponsor
Stand Number: 11

Powering the world of work. OneAdvanced provides sector-focused software that simplifies work, allowing you to thrive for your customers, people, and communities. Our solutions also support the Procurement Act’s legislative requirements, ensuring best practices and compliance. We collaborate with the Cabinet Office and our customers to meet standards and ensure compliance through well-designed workflows.
North East Procurement Organisation
Stand Number: 31

Bio coming soon
NEXUS FUSION LIMITED
Stand Number: 31
Bio coming soon
Mercateo UK Ltd
Stand Number: 27

Unite Procurement UK (Unite) is a leading B2B & B2G procurement platform, providing businesses with an efficient, digital marketplace for indirect spend management. As part of the Unite Procurement Group, a well-established European e-procurement company, Unite Procurement UK connects buyers and suppliers through an intelligent procurement ecosystem. Supporting SMEs and local suppliers is at the heart of Unite's mission, with over 70% of its supplier base comprising small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). By offering a level playing field, Unite enables smaller businesses to access large corporate buyers without the need for costly infrastructure. The platform’s user-friendly interface streamlines purchasing, improves compliance, and reduces procurement costs. With a wide range of products, including office supplies, IT equipment, and industrial materials, businesses benefit from a transparent and scalable procurement solution. Through digitalisation and supplier diversity, Unite empowers organisations to optimise their supply chain while fostering sustainable partnerships with local suppliers and SMEs.
Lyreco
Stand Number: 57

Lyreco provides tailored workplace solutions for the UK public sector, aligning with the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) framework under the Procurement Act 2023. As an EcoVadis Gold-rated supplier, we’re committed to sustainability, generating £131 million in social and local economic value in 2024. Our focus includes supporting local employment, achieving zero-waste-to-landfill in the UK, and increasing sustainable product sales to 49%. Initiatives like our Supplier Support Programme and investment in electric vehicles further demonstrate our commitment. Partnering with Lyreco ensures efficient procurement, reduced costs, and impactful contributions to sustainability and social value goals.
London Construction Programme
Stand Number: 8
The London Construction Programme is a public sector procurement platform hosted by Haringey Council. We connect the public sector with private sector construction and property services organisations. We promote opportunities and enable end-to-end procurement through advanced technology platforms, and dedicated professionals focused on successful outcomes for businesses, people and places. We believe the more in control the public and private sectors are of the procurement process, the more time and energy they have to do great work together and create value for people and places.
KCS Procurement Services
Stand Number: 20
KCS Procurement Services is focused on providing compliant routes for the UK public sector to procure products and services from local, national and global suppliers. Working across all public sector verticals, our teams support buyers from local authorities, central government bodies, NHS trusts, educational establishments and many others, in identifying their procurement needs and offering a compliant framework to deliver on their requirements.
London Construction Programme
Stand Number: 37

The London Construction Programme is a public sector procurement platform hosted by Haringey Council. We connect the public sector with private sector construction and property services organisations. We promote opportunities and enable end-to-end procurement through advanced technology platforms, and dedicated professionals focused on successful outcomes for businesses, people and places. We believe the more in control the public and private sectors are of the procurement process, the more time and energy they have to do great work together and create value for people and places.
Granby Marketing Services
Stand Number: 28

Granby is one of the few genuine full service, end-to-end fulfilment providers in the UK. As a trusted fulfilment partner to a broad range of household brands, third sector and public sector organisations, Granby offers three major services: 3PL, promotional marketing and contract packing, including technology integrations, print management and customer services.
Fusion21
Gold Sponsor
Stand Number: 8

Fusion21 is a social enterprise specialising in efficient and impactful public sector procurement through frameworks that embed social value at the core of everything we do. As Proud Providers of Procurement with Purpose, we break down barriers and create simple, accessible ways to procure and deliver commercially excellent and socially impactful projects. Find out more about who we are, what we do, and why we do it.
ESPO
Stand Number: 17
Bio coming soon
Dynamic Cassette International
Stand Number: 9
Dun & Bradstreet Ltd
Stand Number: 34
Dun & Bradstreet combines global business data and local expertise to help clients make smarter decisions. We enable the public sector to easily assess supplier risk and know who to trust, with global business data on Economic and Financial Status, compliance and other risks. We help you to manage and monitor that risk pre- and post-procurement and even find alternative suppliers. Speak to us about how our data can help you to navigate the Procurement Act changes.
Dun & Bradstreet
Gold Sponsor
Stand Number: 28

Dun & Bradstreet combines the world’s most comprehensive global business database with local industry expertise, to help the public sector make smarter decisions. We are trusted by hundreds of public sector clients to verify and make smarter decisions around suppliers, and can equip you with the tools you need to conduct due diligence under the new Procurement Act.
DLA Piper
Gold Sponsor
Stand Number: 21
At DLA Piper, we bring the world closer for our clients. We are a full-service global law firm that is tenacious in helping them seize opportunities, driven in helping them reduce risk, and invested in helping them succeed. We have over 20 years’ experience and over 400 lawyers who regularly support UK government, the wider public sector and suppliers to government. Whether it’s advising on complex technology transformation programmes, protestor action, procurement litigation, defence projects or complex infrastructure programmes, we give our clients the right minds at the right time, translating legal complexities into commercial clarity. Find out more about how we are supporting our clients to get ready for the Procurement Act Reform.
Delta eSourcing
Official eSourcing Partner
Stand Number: Delta Innovation Zone

Delta
Partner

Delta eSourcing enables efficient, effective and compliant procurement. Utilised by thousands of public sector buyers every day, its Buyer Portal, Tender Manager, Supplier Manager, Contract Manager and eAuctions services can be used independently or else combined to form a comprehensive and effective end-to-end procurement solution. In challenging times, Delta eSourcing delivers transparency, compliance and value for money.
Dals
Stand Number: 1

Dals is a leading language service provider with the aim of creating a world where everyone is understood. For over 25 years, Dals (formerly DA Languages) has been helping people access essential services through expert interpreting solutions. Its services are trusted by major public sector bodies including NHS trusts, local councils and central government departments across the UK. Public sector bodies continue to choose Dals as their long-term partner for language services. They benefit from Dals's tireless work in finding solutions to the communication challenges they face, such as moving to a remote work environment, optimising efficiency and connecting with diverse communities.
DAC Beachcroft
Delegate Bag Sponsor

DAC Beachcroft is a broad-based commercial firm serving a wide range of sectors with a strong heritage in insurance, health and real estate. Our relentless determination to deliver a bespoke service means each client receives what they value most – expert advice, tailored to their specific needs.
Cyber Essentials
Partner
Cyber Essentials is a UK Government-backed scheme developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) that helps businesses protect themselves against cyber attacks by providing a set of basic controls that organisations of all sizes and sectors should have in place. The certification offers a clear statement of these controls and enables organisations to showcase their credentials as trustworthy and secure when it comes to cyber security. Cyber Essentials Plus is a more rigorous certification that involves vulnerability tests to ensure protection against basic hacking and phishing attacks
Crown Commercial Service
Stand Number: 16

Every buying decision you make has the power to help Wales build back better, fairer and greener. Crown Commercial Service is the UK’s biggest public procurement organisation. We use our commercial expertise to help buyers in central government and across the public and third sectors to purchase everything from locum doctors and laptops to police cars and electricity. Our strategic partnerships with organisations across Wales ensure we collaborate effectively to benefit our Welsh customers
CPC Drive in partnership with Tusker
Stand Number: 44

CPC Drive is the only Public sector framework dedicated to Salary Sacrifice, working with over 120 public sector authorities. As an NHS organisation, we understand the requirements of the NHS and public sector and apply that understanding to ensure that we offer you the best service. In partnership with Tusker, we’ve been offering market leading salary sacrifice and lease car schemes for over 10 years, giving your employees the opportunity to drive a brand new, fully maintained and insured car in the most direct way via a direct call-off framework. CPC Drive currently provide the Car Benefit Scheme to over 120 Public sector organisations across the UK making the scheme available to 357,000 employees, including basic rate tax payers. We provide Market leading risk protections for you and your employees and the scheme is both carbon conscious and ULEZ compliant.
Consultancy+
Stand Number: 35

We are a services procurement business dedicated to providing visibility and control over all types of consultancy spend. Our mission is to deliver value, generate savings, and enhance operational and supply chain compliance. We are committed to creating social value by ensuring our services have a positive impact on the communities we serve. We have practical and extensive technical expertise that uniquely positions us to support on the entire project lifecycle from requisition detail through to delivering complex procurements, PMO support and contract management. Consultancy+ are the sole provider to YPO’s 1141 Managing Consultancy and Professional Services framework. Through this framework we deliver a simple yet flexible and compliant route to manage, consolidate and drive best value for all consultancy spend.
Constellia
Stand Number: 36

Constellia – Neutral Vendor solutions for Goods, Services, Technology and Works. Established in 2007, Constellia is one of Britain’s fastest-growing private companies (ranked #13 in the Sunday Times 100), and a leading Neutral Vendor Managed Service Provider in the UK. We manage over £300 million of spend across 150+ public and private sector organisations. We are also the UK’s only Neutral Vendor to enable public sector and utility client’s access to the procurement of Goods, Works, Services and Technology. As a Neutral Vendor, we act as a conduit between contracting authorities, prequalified suppliers, providing a fast and compliant marketing route via Neutral Vendor Frameworks. Our diverse and dynamic marketplace enlists over 2,000 pre-approved suppliers, providing clients access to 400+ subcategories of spend. We provide public sector clients the flexibility and choice to buy through one simple route quickly and compliantly, helping drive efficiencies, Social Value and savings.
Commerce Decisions
Stand Number: 6
Bio coming soon
CMCA UK Ltd
Stand Number: 47
Bio coming soon
CIPS
Partner
We are CIPS, the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply. A global membership organisation driving positive change across our profession. We are the voice and standard, defining and amplifying best practice across all our worlds. As the awarding body for the profession we lead in education and training. Helping professionals advance their ambition. We provide insights, information and tools. Enabling members to develop their own best practice. We help build capability within organisations. Interrogating, troubleshooting and training. Through all our work, we build a community. A global network of professionals powering procurement and supply so our societies can thrive. Join CIPS, for your career, and the profession.
CHIC
Stand Number: 43

CHIC is a collaborative, not for profit, member owned and governed consortium that delivers compliant procurement solutions and commercial support to our members in partnership with the supply chain. We secure savings for our members and are committed to the delivery of improved environmental outcomes and added social value through all that we do.
Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)
Partner
CIPS, the global membership organisation for procurement and supply. With 60,000 members spanning 156 countries and offices across the world, we’re building a global network to power our profession. We lead in education and training. We provide information and tools. And we help build capability within organisations. Through all our work, we are the voice and standard.
Capita
Procurement Act to Action Zone Sponsor
Stand Number: 15

Capita Procurement Solutions offers comprehensive procurement delivery, advisory, and transformation services across the entire procurement and commercial lifecycle. Leveraging industry-leading subject matter experts and shared service capabilities we support clients with a range of services, from tech-enabled fully managed services to Target Operating Model (TOM) design and implementation, savings delivery with contractual guarantees, and leveraging GenAI, among other solutions. Specialising in Public Procurement and assisting a diverse array of organisations with Procurement Act readiness, we pride ourselves in being a true delivery partner to the Public Sector by achieving tangible results and providing our customers with guaranteed outcomes. This success is reflected in our exceptional customer satisfaction scores (cNPS) year after year and recognition through several awards.
Cadence Marketing
Partner
At Cadence Marketing, we understand the importance of data in the public sector and have built a comprehensive database of over 200,000 contacts across 31,600 organisations, including Central Government, Local Government, NHS, Education, MOD, and Emergency Services. We love helping businesses connect with public sector buyers through targeted marketing solutions. Whether you’re looking to boost your email campaigns, do some market research, host a webinar, or create some killer content, we’ve got you covered. Reach the right people, stay up-to-date, make informed decisions and improve your win rate.
Cabinet Office
Partner
Stand Number: Cabinet Office Engagement Zone

British Red Cross
Stand Number: 21

For over 150 years, the British Red Cross has mobilised the power of humanity so that individuals and communities can prepare for, respond to and recover from crisis - both at home and around the world. The British Red Cross offers health and care solutions across the four nations of the UK, delivering tried and tested services that have a strong track record of positive impact. Our UK-wide infrastructure enables us to deliver quality assured, scalable and efficient services delivered responsively and flexibility according to local needs. Our portfolio of high-quality health services is designed to be integrated into existing health and care systems and pathways, and is tailored to the local context. It aims to make sure people get the support they need before, during and after they use the NHS.
BPP Services Ltd
Stand Number: 50
BPP Education Group is a global leader in education, with our experience spanning 48 years, training over 80,000 learners annually. We specialise in professional subjects including law, accountancy, data, financial services, nursing, technology and more, offering a range of qualifications to develop careers at every stage and level of development.
BPP Services
Future of Public Procurement Zone Sponsor
Stand Number: 4

BPP Education Group is a global leader in education, with our experience spanning 48 years, training over 100,000 learners annually. We specialise in professional subjects including law, accountancy, data, financial services, nursing, technology and more, offering a range of qualifications to develop careers at every stage and level of development
BlueLight Commercial
Stand Number: 26

BlueLight Commercial works collaboratively with our members from across blue light services to transform their commercial lifecycle and procurement activity, resulting in bottom-line improvements, delivering cost and time savings and a more sustainable future. We are a not-for-profit, publicly funded private company, that acts as a national contracting authority, creating a single voice to the market, an agile commercial engagement model and increasing commercial capability across blue light services through training and toolkits.
Bevan Brittan LLP
Stand Number: 26
Bevan Brittan is a UK Top-100 law firm providing legal and advisory services advising a range of sectors. Procurement is at the heart of what we do and we provide practically focused advice on a range of delivery models for regulated procurement, managing the process safely and dealing with any challenges arising.
AutogenAI
Stand Number: 13

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ATN Europe
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Athlon Mobility Services UK Limited
Stand Number: 2
At Athlon, we know mobility. By working with us, you’re taking one step closer to a more sustainable future. Our knowledge and experience, together with a legacy of over 100 years, allows us to provide tailored solutions that work towards a sustainable future. Our teams work to guide, support and deliver solutions for every individual customer across the private and public sectors. With our local expertise, Global knowledge and support from one of the world’s leading brand - Mercedes-Benz Mobility - we are able to offer a range of effective leasing solutions, management and consultancy across all multi-marque cars and vans.
Achilles Information Services
Registration Sponsor
Stand Number: 39

Achilles is a leading global provider of supply chain risk management solutions, specialising in regulated procurement and compliance. With the upcoming implementation of the Procurement Act 2023, we are at the forefront of assisting organisations in understanding and adapting to the new procurement landscape. Achilles, is the UK's trusted supplier prequalification system that facilitates efficient and compliant procurement processes. We ensure that buyers and suppliers are well-prepared for the changes introduced by the new legislation. In addition to our prequalification services, Achilles offers comprehensive training programs, such as the Regulated Procurement Academy, designed to equip procurement professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the complexities of the Procurement Act 2023 and the supporting Procurement Regulations 2024. With over 30 years of experience, Achilles is committed to promoting transparency, sustainability, and ethical practices within supply chains. We support organisations in meeting ESG regulations, reducing carbon emissions, and achieving their sustainability goals.
This is an important day for us in the Cabinet Office. It’s an opportunity to share all the work we’ve done so far in implementing the Procurement Act, but also to get a while load of feedback from our stakeholders across the public sector.

Lindsay Maguire
Director of Procurement Reform, Cabinet Office
It’s also about ensuring that the profession is representing itself well, not at least around continuous learning. On days like today you go away, and you will certainly have learned something.

John Coyne
Procurement Director, Birmingham City Council
The event’s been great, really busy. We’ve had lots of people coming to talk to us at our stand about what we’ve got planned on the horizon.

Michelle Walker
Head of Procurement Services, YPO
I’ve enjoyed the range of different speakers that we’ve heard from. The different kind of technologies that are going to be applied to something that can be seen as sometimes a bit humdrum and drab. It’s an exciting time for procurement and procurement professionals.

Chris Hammond
Chief Executive, UK:100
I’m a big procurement geek, I’m really excited about the future of procurement, I think this is one of the most exciting times to be in the profession.

Carl Thomas
Procurement Reform Stakeholder and Policy Lead, Welsh Government
When we come to events like this, you can see the real life impact, particularly on our small suppliers and SMEs.

Alex Holden
InfluencerComms, Engagement and Implementation Lead, Ministry of Defence
For me its all about the engagement with industry, getting the opportunity to talk to real people.

Ben Paxton
Head of Procurement Reford, Ministry of Defence
I most enjoy building those relationships, meeting old friends and actually finding new ideas.

Guy Battle
Chief Executive Officer, Social Value Portal
I am absolutely delighted about the transparency agenda. It means for the first time; government had to be open. Suppliers and buyers will know exactly where government is spending its money, who we’re spending it with and how the process through which those contracts are awarded.
