Other recommended events
The make-or-buy question: are you getting it right?
12 May 2010
One-day workshop at the Institute of Manufacturing, Cambridge
This workshop is designed to provide a sound background to the make-or-buy question. It presents a structured process to use when facing such choices. Practical tools help to ensure strategic issues are taken into account and guidance is provided on implementing decisions. The approach is illustrated by case studies describing the experiences of companies who have tackled the issue.
CIPS members will receive 15% discount on this event.
Visit the IfM website for more information
The Procurement Challenge
31 March 2010
Central Procurement Directorate,Clare House, Airport Road, Belfast, BT3 9ED
CIPS in partnership with City Law Firm Eversheds will be running an insightful campaign around challenges to procurement in the Public Sector. The overview of the context and the challenge will be presented by Mike Mousdale a partner at Eversheds and will be hosted by Roy Bell of the Central Procurement Directorate in Northern Ireland.
Event outline will look at the issue of market exclusion, the legal rights of bidders, including freedom of information. How can your procurement be challenged , what are the current remedies, the mandatory standstill period - getting it right. Evaluation and transparancy - the case law you need to know. Identifying, managing and avoiding challenge and the Remedies Directive made simple.
This is a free of charge event for CIPS members - Commencing 4.30pm until 7.00pm
Limited places are available.
For more information or to book your place please call 0845 880 1188 or email crc@cips.org
Open innovation events at the Institute of Manufacturing (IfM)
Two one-day workshops at the IfM, Cambridge - 20 and 21 April 2010 with a linking networking evening on the 20th.
Todays rapidly changing technologies and complex markets mean that few firms can innovate using only in-house resources. As a result, many firms are trying to implement ‘open innovation’ by looking outside their organisation to find new ways of creating value. However, working and sharing information with other companies creates many challenges and pitfalls. These two workshops will present practical approaches to help businesses of all sizes successfully implement open innovation.
CIPS members will receive 15% discount on this event.
Visit the IfM website for more information
CIPS & Traidcraft sustainable procurement in developing countries
13 January 2010
Eversheds, 1 Wood St, London EC2V 7WS The CIPS/Traidcraft launch took place on Wednesday 13th Jan 2010 to launch the guide `Win:Win Achieving Sustainable Procurement with the Developing World . It was a great day with some fantastic speakers and workshops, which stimulated discussion and led to a summary of key learning points - included towards the end of the master presentation. To view the Primark presentation please log on to the Primark website: www.primark.co.uk/ethical
Presentations:
Agenda - Sustainable Procurement Launch - Jan 2010
Master
Steve Grinter
David Noble
Rachel Wilshaw
Ethical Risk spreadsheet - (Rachel Wilshaw)
Alistair Leadbetter
Helen Alder
Adam Swan
Elaine Pitt
Julie Kilbourne
A copy of the new guide ‘Win/win: Achieving sustainable procurement with the developing world’and other resources can be found at www.responsible-purchasing.org/home/homepage.html
There will shortly be a link in Supply Management for "2010: Audits not enough to uncover e" regarding the launch and guidance:
http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/audits-not-enough-to-uncover-ethical-issues/
Public Procurement: Global Revolution IV
19-20 April 2010
The University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus Conference Centre
This major international conference will bring together academics and those in practice to discuss key current issues in public procurement regulation and education. The conference will be run under the EU-funded Asia Link project for developing a global academic network in public procurement regulation. The conference will be attended by policy-makers, lawyers and practitioners from around the world, including from the main international organisations involved in procurement regulation, and by the world’s leading professors and researchers.
Further information can be found here.