The 5h CIPSA Strategic Procurement Forum - Workshops

Day Two Workshops – 28^th May

These practical workshops will run concurrently, two in the morning and two in the afternoon.

Time	Session	Speaker
8.15-9.00am	Registration & coffee
9.00–10.15am	How to reap the benefits of Probity: · Build a better business case · Minimise procurement risks · Effective market engagement · Maximise value for money · Manage contract performance · Case studies – to test your skills!	Roger Warr, Executive Director PSI Asia Pacific Pty Ltd
9.00 –10.15am	Sustainable Procurement Workshop • What & Why Sustainable Procurement Management – Procurement and carbon management: an introduction – What is sustainable carbon management? – Sustainable carbon management – why bother? – Key tips to successful sustainable procurement • Interactive workshop exercise on reducing carbon emissions in procurement management – Before you start – Carbon Footprinting in procurement – Identifying procurement carbon ‘hotspots’ and priorities – Setting a carbon footprint baseline – Establishing a sustainable procurement action plan & reduction initiatives – Procurement of accredited Carbon offsets – Carbon Labelling Product/Process Life Cycle Assessments • Debate on next steps to deploy a sustainable procurement action plan	Trevor Barrows Principal Consultant EcoView
10.15-10.45am	Refreshment break
10.45 –12.00pm	How to reap the benefits of Probity (continued)	Roger Warr, Executive Director PSI Asia Pacific Pty Ltd
10.45 –12.00pm	Sustainable procurement (continued)	Trevor Barrows Principal Consultant EcoView
12.00 –12.45pm	Lunch
12.45 –2.00pm	Dispute Resolution (Further copy to come)	Bryan Ahern, Commercial Contracts Consultant, Eastcliff P/L & George Strohfeldt Principal, Contract Control International
12.45–2.00pm	Evaluating Tenders A practical how to session on various approaches to tender evaluations leveraging lessons from the speaker’s involvement in a diverse range of past complex and successful evaluations. Topics to be covered include: · compliance, commercial, technical and financial – how to assess overall value for money · alternative approaches and recent innovations · managing the process and team input to get it done quickly and effectively · the importance of due diligence to avoid being over-sold by sales orientated responses · does probity restrict the flexibility to get it right?	Peter Macfarlane, Director, Grosvenor Management Consulting
2.00-2.30pm	Refreshment break
2.30-3.45pm	Dispute Resolution (continued)	Bryan Ahern, Commercial Contracts Consultant, Eastcliff P/L & George Strohfeldt Principal, Contract Control International
2.30-3.45pm	Evaluating Tenders (continued)	Peter Macfarlane, Director, Grosvenor Management Consulting
3.45pm	Close of Conference