These are exciting times for public procurement as its transformation from back-office function to key strategic partner continues to accelerate.
This Insight Zone looks at the themes and developments which, along with the Procurement Act, are shaping the future landscape for buyers and suppliers.
Key topics include the rise of data and AI in public procurement – how they can be a force for good, but with risks that need to be understood and counter-acted. Also, how a new political environment will change what public procurement needs to deliver in the coming. And with the Net Zero agenda becoming ever more critical, the role that public procurement plays in supporting ethical and environmentally friendly practices.
Recognising that people remain core to the success of public procurement, the Zone also features insights on skills development and how the adoption of a more commercial mindset will affect relationships across the supply chain.
Future of Public Procurement Zone Agenda
Agendas are subject to change
Commercial Director and Chief Technology Procurement Officer
Crown Commercial Service
Researcher
Institute for Government
Head of Procurement Services
YPO
Head of Teaching and Learning
CIPS
CEO
The Institute for Social Value
Skills and Capability Planning Director
BPP Education Group
Head of Bid Management
BPP Education Group
Procurement Director
Clarion Housing Group
Co-Founder & CEO
Social Value Exchange
Global Director of Growth - Finance, Spend & Governance
OneAdvanced
Chief Executive
UK100
With the Procurement Act only recently implemented, buyers and suppliers will still have questions about how to use the new regulations effectively and compliantly.
This Insight Zone provides an opportunity to refresh your understanding of what the Act sets out to achieve and what the changes mean in practice. It covers the key areas of buyer routes to market (including early market engagement) and crucial themes such as supplier and contract management, early experiences of the Competitive Flexible Procedure and the role of the Central Digital Platform.
Looking wider, there are also insights on the National Procurement Policy Statement, the Procurement Review Unit, application of the Act within areas such as health and defence and below threshold procurement.
Procurement Act to Action Zone Agenda
Agendas are subject to change
Parliamentary Secretary
Cabinet Office
Deputy Director for Procurement Reform
Cabinet Office
Programme Director - Central Digital Platform
Government Commercial Function
Subject Matter Expert - Third Party Risk and Compliance
Dun & Bradstreet
Senior Analytics Consultant
Dun & Bradstreet
Director
Darren Knowd Ltd
Senior Business Development Manager
Delta eSourcing
Director of Procurement
Places for People
Senior Policy Lead - Transforming Government Procurement
Crown Commercial Service
Director of STAR Procurement
Chair of the National Social Value Taskforce
Head of Integrated Commissioning and Procurement
Manchester City Council
Procurement Director
Birmingham City Council
Partner - Head of Public Procurement
Trowers & Hamlins LLP
The Procurement Act will initiate the greatest changes to the way public procurement is conducted in a generation, and it is vital for suppliers to understand how buyers are changing they way the operate, and how they can continue to deliver the goods and services the public sector requirements.
The Supplier Insight Zone will provide detailed knowledge sessions outlining where the future opportunities lie for suppliers, what buyers are looing for from suppliers, and how their priorities are changing as the effects of the Procurement Act filter into their activity.
Key topics will include the future priorities for public spending, delivering social value and sustainability in contracts, using AI and other tools to support bid activity, and understanding and maximising the opportunities presented by frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems.
Supplier Insight Zone Agenda
Agendas are subject to change
Director - Civil Cartel Enforcement
Competition and Markets Authority
Framework Director
Procure Partnerships Framework
Procurement Reform Stakeholder & Policy Lead
Welsh Government
CEO & Founder
whatimpact
Head of Category
Fusion 21
Head of Procurement Reform
MOD
Procurement Reform Assistant Head
MOD
Director of Partner and Social Value Services
People Plus
Jason Duncombe, Head of Procurement Review Unit
Government Commercial Function
Head of Debarment and Investigations
Cabinet Office
Against a backdrop of change, building knowledge and developing skills has never been more important.
The Procurement Act Expo is partnering with the renowned PASS Procurement Service to deliver exclusive, free to attend training sessions for buyers and suppliers. These sessions will provide delegates with the essential information and insights to enable a successful transition to the new regulations.
Subjects to be covered include:
- Key differences between PCR2015 and Procurement Act 2023 (and other legislation such as Provider Selection Regime and the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
- Delivering a successful and compliant Competitive Flexible Procedure procurement
- New approaches to Frameworks and Dynamic Markets (formerly DPS)
- Buyer obligations to transparency and fairness
- Successful contract management
- Effective early market engagement for buyers and suppliers
- The role of the Procurement Review Unit
- Identifying opportunities within the new procurement notices
PASS Commercial Skills Zone Agenda
Agendas are subject to change
Procurement Consultant
PASS Procurement
Procurement Consultant
PASS Procurement
Procurement Consultant
PASS Procurement
Procurement Consultant
PASS Procurement
Procurement Consultant
PASS Procurement
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