Direct Procurement - Is your school ready?

The withdrawal of Local Authority services presents the need for schools to find good value like-for-like alternatives. Do your SLT understand their responsibilities? Do your team have the right skills to deliver value for money procurement? Have you got a procedure and buying framework set up?

This is a one-day Procurement Event designed for people involved in, responsible for and accountable for a school’s procurement. These can be defined as the School Leadership Team, Heads, Deputy Heads, School Business Managers and Governors.

This programme will help you answer these questions and many more. 
The programme will:

  • Give an introduction to school based procurement
  • Define the roles and responsibilities in school
  • Clarify the steps that should be undertaken and provide delegates with a checklist
  • Provide an overview of the procurement cycle and highlight the potential pitfalls
  • Highlight the necessary EU legislation and other legal parameters that must be adhered to
  • Identify ways to help your school save money when procuring products and services
  • Enable the school to create good quality specification briefs and evaluation criteria

Outcomes and Benefits:

  • Opportunity to share best practice and gain insights
  • Gain practical tools and experiences to execute a school procurement policy
  • Enable the school to create accurate specification briefs and evaluation criteria
  • Undertake buying exercises to assist in role and responsibility definition
  • Understand the necessary steps to ensure your school is delivering value for money

Dates & Locations:
London - 13th October 2011 - Holiday Inn, Regents Park - Programme
Liverpool - 7th February 2012 - Liverpool Marriott City Centre Hotel
Derby - 8th March 2012 - Menzies Mickleover Court Hotel
Exeter - 3rd May 2012 - Sandy Park Conference Centre
Durham - 14th June 2012 - Radisson Blu Hotel, Durham

Costs:
NASBM Members - £115.00
Non-members - £145.00

The event has been developed to allow more than one member of a school to attend and all receive benefits on their individual role in the school procurement process.

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For more details please contact Julia Warmington on 01788 573300 or email her at conferences@nasbm.co.uk