Procurement Act in Practice for Buyers Price: £195.00 (ex VAT)
Designed as a follow-on from our Understanding the Procurement Act for Buyers course, this course builds on that basic level of understanding and helps attendees explore practical examples of how the Act will be implemented and provide practical advice on what documents, processes and procedures you need to update to be compliant with the Act.
This comprehensive course is designed to involve participants with the Procurement Act 2023, through a series of scenarios associated with the key principles, procedures and regulations which have changed.
Participants will gain valuable knowledge and skills essential for implementing the intricacies of the new elements of the Act, ensuring compliance and promoting transparency and efficiency in the procurement process.
By the end of this course, participants will be well equipped to implement the more complex areas of the Procurement Act 2023, ensuring compliance and contributing to the development of efficient and transparent procurement practices under the new rules.
Strategic Procurement Planning: Acquire the tools and techniques needed to design procurement strategies aligned with the objectives of the Procurement Act 2023, ensuring value for money and sustainable outcomes.
Risk Management in Procurement: Understand how to identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks associated with public procurement, ensuring robust governance and potential conflicts of interest.
Digital Procurement and Transparency: Learn to navigate the digital platforms mandated by the Procurement Act 2023, leveraging technology to improve procurement accuracy, efficiency and transparency and creating workflows to manage the new transparency requirements.
Social Value and Sustainability: Gain a deep understanding of how to embed social value considerations and promote sustainability within procurement activities, ensuring your procurement is aligned to the National Procurement Policy Statement and meets the new legislative and ethical expectations.
Contract Lifecycle Management: Develop expertise in managing the entire lifecycle of procurement and contracts, from planning and award to performance monitoring and closure, ensuring compliance and optimal outcomes.
The Procurement Act 2023 brought many changes to the procurement regime. Many areas of procurement are affected for both buyers and suppliers. The Cabinet Office has produced a significant amount of guidance to support the implementation of the Act, and attendees will be expected to access some of this guidance during the practical exercises. The guidance documents can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/procurement-act-2023-guidance-documents
DownloadDay Agenda
- Morning session 1 commences at 09:15 with a comfort break at 10:30 for 10 minutes followed by session 2.
- Training breaks for lunch at 12:30, resuming for session 3 at 13:15
- The training day ends at 15:30.
- All timings are approximate and depend on delegate questions and interaction.