The 7th CIPSA Public Sector Procurement Forum - Day Two Workshops

Day Two – 15th March

Time	Session	Speaker
8.15-9.00am	Registration & coffee
All morning workshops will run from 9.00am – 12.00pm, with a half-hour refreshment break at 10.15am
9.00 -12.00pm	Workshop 1am Procurement - Legal Issues and Current Trends in Market Engagement The interactive presentation and workshop is for anyone involved in procurement or government commercial contracts. The presentation covers: · Procurement and Tendering; · Legal Risks and Issues; · Current Trends in Market Engagement; · How to Obtain Value for Money. · Probity	Scott Alden, Partner, DLA Piper & Alan Findlater, Managing Director Management, Donald Cant Watts Cork (DCWC)
9.00–12.00pm	Workshop 2am Developing category plans and strategies · Category management – why isn’t it delivering? · Defining a category – the critical first steps · Starting the category plan; · And now to extract value; · What it means for category managers - making the right choice.	Denis Henry MCIPS Managing Director, Grosvenor Management Consulting
9.00–12.00pm	Workshop 3am Building towards sustainability – pragmatic options for embracing the opportunities Most public sector organisations are expected to incorporate sustainable purchasing and supply chain management into their procurement activities, without a change in resources to cover this additional aspect. This practical workshop will cover what sustainable procurement means from a public procurement perspective, and encourage participants to consider how to strategically address sustainable purchasing and supply chain management through: · Understanding what sustainable procurement is; · Understanding how sustainable procurement fits within the existing procurement paradigm; · Identifying pitfalls in sustainable procurement practices; · Considering what you want to achieve and how procurement can help; · Prioritising activities and developing a brief action plan for progress. By the end of this workshop, participants should feel confident to begin or further their planning for sustainable procurement in their workplace.	Darian McBain, Director, Blue Sky Green
12.00 – 12.45pm	Lunch
All afternoon Workshops will run from 12.45pm- 3.45pm, with a half-hour break at 2.00pm
12.45-3.45pm	Workshop 1pm Practical Probity With increased scrutiny in relation to professional and personal integrity, the issue of probity remains critical on the strategic agenda. Our interactive workshop will provide an overview of: · What Probity is; · The elements of Probity including obtaining best value for money, impartiality and fairness, dealing effectively with conflicts of interest, accountability -transparency, confidentiality and compliance with the statutory framework and policies; · How these principles are practically applied in real life scenarios involving perceived Conflicts Of Interest, handling complaints and allowing late tenders; · An overview of Probity related case law and some of the recent developments.	Tetyana Wotton, Senior Associate, TressCox Lawyers & Aileen Fu, Solicitor, TressCox Lawyers
12.45-3.45pm	Workshop 2pm Understanding Pricing - What’s in a price? This interactive half day seminar is designed to allow the delegates to understand how prices from suppliers are constructed. What we will cover; · Cost Levers & Drivers · Purchase Price & Cost Analysis · Sellers view of pricing · Should Cost Modelling · Modelling Suppliers costs By the end of this session, delegates will be able to understand the elements of supplier pricing, our impact as buyers and be able to analyse supplier pricing proposal with more confidence.	Gordon Donovan FCIPS, Head of Learning and Development, PMMS Consulting Group
12.45-3.45pm	Workshop 3pm Maximising outcomes from the tender process: · How to align procurement objectives and outcomes with the tender process; · Importance of the specification in contracting for outcomes ; · How to determine evaluation criteria to maximise procurement outcomes; · Which tender evaluation techniques should be considered; · Importance of procurement policies with achieving outcomes; · Do the probity issues/risks change with tendering for outcomes?	Greg Kendall MCIPS, Managing Director , Contracting & Tendering Services Pty Ltd
3.45pm	Close of Conference