Eddie Regan

Eddie is BiP Solutions' Senior Procurement Consultant. Working alongside the Client Services team, he frequently assists public sector organisations with clarification and interpretation of EU Directives and a wide variety of legislative issues. Eddie is lead consultant on BiP's PASS Mark Health Check, an evaluation technique that helps identify how organisations in both the public and private sectors can develop more effective processes in respect of all aspects of public sector contracting. A member of the International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA), Eddie is also the senior adviser on BiP's unique Tender Support Helpline team, which provides advice on contracting matters to hundreds of clients.

Gareth Jones

Gareth has worked in the procurement field since 1971, the greater part of his career being in the public sector, including 22 years in health care purchasing. In 1997, Gareth became DETR's first Head of Procurement. Since leaving the public service, Gareth has undertaken a major procurement review for the House of Commons. In consultancy terms, his major clients have included the Inland Revenue, Nirex, Sapient plc and Governetz Ltd. Gareth is a noted change manager with highly respected motivational, training and teaching skills.

Paul King

Paul has over 30 years’ high-level management experience in both the private and public sectors. He was a county council chief officer, responsible for all commercial activity including tendering for work in competition with the private sector, with over 2500 staff in five services and a £13m turnover. He was the founder, spokesman and chair of the Forum of DSO Managers with a membership of over 30 UK local authorities. Between 2001 and 2005 he was CEO - Business Development for a government contractor with sales of over £80m, including ground-breaking contracts in new areas of business such as the company’s first overseas contract in Israel. He is currently consulting to the private sector and is also involved with manufacturing and distributing cutting-edge renewable energy products.

Stephen Dickinson

Formerly Director of Procurement at the South West London Procurement Alliance and Head of Purchasing for Kingston Hospital NHS Trust, Stephen has implemented considerable development in procurement management during his career of almost 40 years in the NHS, leading both hospital-based and multi-authority teams. He has worked closely on ensuring that equality and diversity and procurement goals are aligned through effective procurement and commissioning, including contributing to the DH Mosaic project. He has a particular interest in the development of small businesses within service provision to public authorities and has worked on SME compliance with the public contract regulations and ensuring value for money. Stephen has lectured on both graduate and postgraduate courses in public sector procurement and commercial relationships.