Programme

08:40 Registration
09:20 Chair’s Welcome & Address
Alison Littley, Chief Executive, OGCbuying.solutions (CONFIRMED)
09:25 Morning Keynote Address – Moving the Improvement and Efficiency Agenda Forward
  • Delivering VFM in the current economic landscape
  • Meeting government £30bn savings target
  • Creating a fairer society through public procurement
  • Delivering a green IT strategy
  • CSR 2008
  • The Operational Efficiency Programme – pre-Budget update
  • Fairness in competition – SME and third sector contracting
  • Driving innovation in procurement
  • Fast tracking construction projects whilst achieving VFM
  • New procurement legislation
Angela Eagle MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (CONFIRMED)
09:40 Transformational Procurement
  • Enhancing capacity and procurement capability
  • Prioritising socially-responsible procurement
  • Skills and training needs – upskilling procurement practitioners
  • Contracting with the third sector
  • Delivering improved outcomes in collaborative procurement
  • Key financial savings
Claire Smart, Director of Strategic Procurement, Gloucestershire County Council (CONFIRMED)
9:55 Sponsor Presentation
10:10 Enabling Supply Chain Efficiency in the Procurement of ICT
  • Improving effectiveness in supply chains
  • Transparency in contracting
  • Enhancing delivery performance
  • Reducing cycle times
  • Maximising supplier performance
  • Effective negotiations
  • Simplifying purchase agreements – GPC purchasing cards
David Smith, Commercial Director, DWP (CONFIRMED)
10:25 Questions and Answers
10:40 Refreshments
11:10 Seminars Session One
12:10 Lunch
13:10 Seminar Session Two
14:10 Refreshments
14:45 Opening Afternoon Keynote Address - : The Delivery Plan for Sustainable Procurement and Operations across Government
  • The Centre of Expertise in Sustainable Procurement
  • A delivery plan to achieve more sustainable operations across Whitehall
  • Carbon reductions from our offices, cars, waste, recycling and water
  • The Greening Government ICT Initiative
  • Supporting sustainability through the adoption of procurement frameworks and shared services
  • Delivering a low-carbon economy
  • Sustainable food procurement
Speaker invitation extended to: William Jordon, Deputy Chief Executive, Office of Government Commerce
15:05 Sponsor Presentation
15:20 NHS PASA – Ensuring best Value for Money when Purchasing Goods and Services
  • Achieving purchasing savings and improving supply performance across the NHS
  • Collaborative procurement hubs
  • eProcurement activities
  • Developing the Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing
  • The NHS PASA Lease Car Quotation System
  • The NHS Carbon Reduction Strategy
Helen MacCarthy, Director Agency, Facilities Management and Utilities Directorate NHS PASA (CONFIRMED)
15:35 A Responsible Approach to Procurement
  • Encouraging a diverse base of suppliers
  • Promoting greater environmental sustainability
  • Promoting fair employment practices (LLW)
  • Promoting workforce welfare
  • Meeting strategic labour needs and training opportunities
  • Promoting community benefits
  • Encouraging ethical sourcing practices
  • Achieving value through spend
  • Enhancing procurement capability
  • Achieving social objectives through responsible procurement
  • Engaging with SMEs
  • Performance management – embedding robust procedures and practices
Andy Quincey, Director of Procurement, Transport for London Group Services (CONFIRMED)
15:50 Closing Panel Session
The Treasury’s Transforming Government Procurement initiative has placed even more emphasis on the procurement function and, in the current economic climate, the need to deliver great value for less spend. This session will provide a forum to explore some of the key issues within procurement as well as others raised throughout the day. It will also be a chance to learn from leading figures in the industry who are working on improving procurement processes across the public sector.
  • Sustainable procurement – coordinating activities to maximise effectiveness
       - Green IT procurement – meeting EU targets by 2010
  • Corporate Social Responsibility of procurement – is the government doing enough to promote social inclusion through activities and address social issues in procurement?
  • How can Government Procurement Cards (GPC) facilitate cost and efficiency savings?
  • Government Procurement Cards (GPC) - increasing acceptance and usage
  • How will the new equalities bill impact on procurement
  • Can public sector realistically meet green procurement targets
  • How can markets work more effectively
  • Achieving vfm – the reality of achieving more for your money in the current economic landscape
  • Raising barriers to SME and third sector contracting – what can be done to encourage SMEs to compete for govt contracts?
  • Future of public sector outsourcing
  • Impact of EU legislation
  • New skills for procurement practitioners
  • The cost of public sector absenteeism to the economy
Invited Panel
  • Alison Littley, OGCbuying.solutions (CONFIRMED)
  • Martin Blake, London Probation (CONFIRMED)
  • Helen MacCarthy, Director, NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (CONFIRMED)
  • Speaker from OGC, details TBC (CONFIRMED)
  • Andy Quincey , TfL (CONFIRMED)
16:20 Close

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