Intermediate Level - Getting on and Mastering Procurement Delivery

About this event

The event has been designed to support practitioners with between two-and-five years’ experience develop practical understanding of complex procurement provisions and procedures. The event will particularly benefit those colleagues considering applying for senior roles or those required to get involved in higher value/risk/complex tenders and projects.

Who should attend?

The webinar will support procurement, finance, solicitors, project managers, auditors and contract managers with day-to-day responsibilities for seeking tenders and managing contracts and suppliers. This event is suited to practitioners with between 2-5 years’ experience of public sector procurement or those who have completed the CIPFA introductory event in public procurement.

How will you benefit from attending?

Key learning outcomes include:

• Understand the importance of correctly applying the procurement objectives when designing compliant tenders and achieving value for money.
• Maximising benefits of pre-procurement market engagement to attract competition and make the procurement process more efficient.
• How to manage commercial risks in large and complex procurements.
• Steps to ensure contract modifications are made compliantly (PCR15/ PA23).
• Explanation of the changes to mandatory and discretionary exclusions under the Procurement Act 2023.
• How to embed social value in your procurement using PA23.

CPD hours

This event carries five CPD hours.