Join us for this summit where we will be taking a holistic look at procurement & contract management in the UK public sector.

1. PROCUREMENT & CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
SUMMIT
What next for contracts in the public
sector?
Procurement & contract management summit
Leeds - 30 June 2022
London - 5 July 2022

2. AGENDA AND SPEAKERS
Introduction
Welcome and introduction from CIPFA and RSM.
Walter Akers (Partner, RSM) and Mohamed Hans (CIPFA Procurement &
Commissioning Network)
Technical update
A brief run through the main changes over the last 12 months in Procurement
legislation & regulation, significant case law, and a discussion of what is expected
over the next 12 months, including the new draft contract regulations.
Walter Akers (Partner, RSM) and Mohamed Hans (CIPFA Procurement &
Commissioning Network)
Getting better value from social care contracts
Social care accounts for the majority of local government spend in the UK. How can
commercial contract management be improved in this challenging area?
Genette Laws, Director of Commissioning, Children and Adults Services,
Southwark Council
NAO – The Randox Contract for Covid-19 testing
This session will explain the findings of the Randox contract investigation, and put
them in the wider context of government procurement during the Covid-19 pandemic
and the improvements needed to ensure transparency, accountability and robust
decision-making.
Iain Forrester is an Audit Principal in the NAO’s commercial hub.
So what does best practice contract management look like?
We all know that post award contract management is important. In this session,
Walter will talk through a contract management best practice toolkit, that sets out how
contracts should be managed.
Walter Akers, Partner, RSM
Sustainability and Social Value – From Strategy to Delivery
Through strategic management of third party spend public and private sector
organisations can directly and positively transition to a fairer, more just, and
sustainable society. The session will discuss turning concept to strategy and then
into practice, embedding sustainability and social value into the way organisations
deliver procurement solutions.
David Shields , Chief Executive Officer, Director of Procurement, Sustainability
and Social Impact at Valuematch
Procurement improvement at LB Croydon
In this presentation Nigel will describe the Procurement improvement programme he
devised and is implementing at the London Borough of Croydon. The Council is
undergoing a major transformation: recovering from a S114 notice, two Reports in
the Public Interest and is overseen by a government improvement panel. He will
discuss the challenges and opportunities for improvement and describe the
approach, obstacles, and achievements to date. Nigel Kletz, Procurement
Improvement Advisor at London Borough of Croydon
WHAT NEXT FOR CONTRACTS IN THE PUBLIC
SECTOR?
Cost
The cost for each attendee is £95
plus VAT. Lunch and
refreshments will be provided.
RSVP
Attendance is by invitation only.
Reserve your place by email to
Walter Akers or Mohamed Hans
at:
• walter.akers@rsmuk.com;
and
• mohamed.hans@cipfa.org.
Join us for this summit where we will be taking a holistic look at procurement &
contract management in the UK public sector.
The UK public sector spends more on contracts than it spends on providing services
itself. Managing commercial arrangements with suppliers is critical to the success of
public bodies and is a key driver in creating value for money from the public purse,
improving public services and mitigating risk.
Thursday 30 June 2022
Timings
09.30am: Registration and
breakfast
10.00am: Session begins
03:45pm: Event close
Venue
RSM
Central Square
29 Wellington St
Leeds LS1 4DL
Leeds
Tuesday 5 July 2022
Timings
09.30am: Registration and
breakfast
10.00am: Session begins
03:45pm: Event close
Venue
RSM
9th Floor
25 Farringdon Street
London EC4A 4AB
London