Sally Fryer (Head of Government Market) - OGC

Sally is the head of OGC's Government Marketplace, responsible for improving competition and capacity planning in major government markets.

She is also working on reducing the barriers faced by small businesses when competing for government work.

Prior to this she held various policy and delivery roles in central government, including the OGC's Director of Change, consultant to the Cabinet Office on e-delivery matters and commercial analyst.

Working with SMEs

• Presentation on national project to benefit SMEs in public procurement in West Midlands.
• Achievements are outlined including web portal for low value opportunities and capability training for SMEs.
• Post-pilot roll-out of national projects are explained.

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Margaret Gozna - Regass

Margaret Gozna MCIPS DMS is Principal Procurement Officer at Thurrock Council in Essex with over 20 years experience of working in the public sector; 15 years in Procurement.

She manages a small corporate team responsible for the compliance and coordination of the Council's £200m spend.

Regional Accreditation for SME and Supply Sustainability (REGASS)
Academic management project. Drivers: Thurrock Local Business Initiative

• E-commerce
• Rationalisation of supply chain
• Supplier evaluation (OFT & SMEs)
• Regeneration vs skills shortages
• Outsourcing

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Tom Wilson - EProcurement Scotl@nd

Tom has worked in the Scottish Public Sector for 10 years in Senior Purchasing Positions for a number of Executive Agencies before moving to the Scottish Executive where he is responsible for the implementation of e-Procurement across Central Government in Scotland.

eProcurement Scotl@nd Programme: The Scottish Experience
eProcurement Scotl@nd is a service which supports Procurement as a discipline which is at the heart of an organisation's commercial culture and practice.

• Implementing eProcurement involves looking again at culture and practices and, where necessary, changing them.
• It is not simply installing software. We know that achieving the full potential of eProcurement is closely linked to the attention which is paid to core procurement skills and that these skills are key to the relationship between a buyer and supplier - a relationship which encompasses the purchase to pay process end to end.

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Philip Emsley - Elcom Systems Limited

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Providing eCommerce services (eProcurement) to public and private sector for eight years.

• World's first hosted ePurchasing system in 1998 to Capital One Bank
• eProcurement Scotland; World's first true National eProcurement/eMarketplace.
• Today provide Hosted low cost eProcurement, eTendering, eAuction, eInvoice, eMarketplace solutions.

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Elcom Systems Limited

Chris Burnett - Working With Business

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• Single Business Account Toolkit
• Starter kit website for business
• Business processes
• Research findings

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Working with Business

David Harrison - Visa Europe Government Services

UK Government Procurement Card

The UK Government Procurement Card is a VISA payment and data delivery tool.

• GPC Visa; Replacing Bureaucracy with Simplicity
• Recommended by HM Treasury and the National Audit Office
• Empowerment with Accountability through increased control and reporting on procurement activity
• Reductions in process costs
• More effective use of staff
• Part of the National Procurement Strategy and National e-Procurement Project

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Official UK Government Procurement Card (GPC) Benchmarking Site
The Government Procurement Card (GPC)
Visa Europe

Gareth Braithwaite - Wilson Bowden PLC

eProcurement models in housebuilding

• The paper chase
• Trading Hubs
• Electronic Ordering
• eCommerce Standards (e-Gif)
• Examples
• Catalogues

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Roy Botterill - Harvey Ingram Owston

Win or Lose

• Why are lawyers involved in tenders?
• Current trends
• Who does the tendering process favour?
• Different types of tendering
• What is the procedure
• Legal top tips

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Ken May - Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation

Link up with ESPO
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