Transforming Local Government Procurement 2021
Online Event 28 September 2021, 9:00am
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9:00am
Online Registration
9:35am
Chair’s Welcome Address
9:40am
Key Address: Learning from the pandemic to shape the future of professional services procurement
- Predicting the future of services procurement cost savings to identify
- effective post-pandemic workforce management strategies
- Harnessing the power of digital transformation to improve efficiency and governance among the remote workforce
- Adopting outcomes-based procurement and improved long-tail governance to achieve greater value for money
- Improving permanent labour recruitment to get the optimal mix of permanent, contingent, and external workforce
Jon Milton, Director, Comensura, Charles Austin, Client Solutions Director, Comensura and Paul Ashby, Strategic Procurement Manager, Oxfordshire County Council
10:00am
Keynote Address: Preventing, Detecting And Responding To Incidents Of Fraud And Corruption In Local Government Procurement
- Recognising the risks of fraud and corruption within the procurement lifecycle as one of the top five reported fraud types in the UK
- Using a risk tool to highlight the risks of fraud and corruption at all stages within the procurement lifecycle and linking these to indicators and possible mitigation measures
- Tackling the challenge of there being no agreed methodology for measuring the value of savings from preventative work or estimating the value of risks within the system
- Examples of good practice in local authorities in investigating, detecting and preventing fraud and corruption in procurement
- Effectively managing the contract management phase of procurement as a key area of risk of fraud and corruption
John Penrose MP, Prime Minister’s Anti-Corruption Champion
10:20am
Case Study: How Manchester City Council is Adapting to New Procurement Rules and Regulations
Peter Schofield, Head of Integrated Commissioning and Procurement, Manchester City Council
10:40am
Question and Answer Session
11:05am
Networking Break
11:35am
Presentation by Cumbria CVS - Exploring the relationship between Cumbria CVS and local councils
David Allen, CEO, Cumbria CVS
12:05pm
Case Study: Experiences and Challenges in the Procurement Process in Delivering the Golden Valley Development
Tim Atkins, Managing Director of Place & Growth, Cheltenham Borough Council
12:35pm
Question and Answer Session
12:55pm
Lunch and Networking
1:40pm
Keynote Address: Reforming Public Sector Procurement: the Green Paper Transforming Public Procurement
- Streamlining and simplifying the current complex regulations
- Simplifying procurement processes?
- Enhanced scrutiny, including transparency by default and improved supplier remedies
- A greater role for social value
Sue Arrowsmith QC (hon), Professor Emerita, Public Procurement Law and Policy, University of Nottingham
2:00pm
Presentation by Local Partnerships LLP
- An insight into Local Government Procurement from Local Partnerships LLP, an organisation which facilitates change by working impartially and collaboratively across all parts of central, local and regional government, and the devolved administrations
Sean Hanson, Chief Executive Officer, Local Partnerships LLP
2:20pm
Closing Address: The Importance of Data and Intelligence for Procurement and How North Yorkshire are Developing our Capabilities
Kevin Draisey, Head of Procurement & Contract Management North Yorkshire County Council / Chair YORprocure Strategic Procure
2:40pm
Question and Answer Session
3:00pm
Chair's Summary and Close