Developing winning strategies
for the procurement profession

The public sector procurement profession has a major role to play in the economic recovery of UK plc. With this in mind, the Central Buying Consortium Annual Conference & Exhibition will be the forum for CBC, other Pro5 consortia and the wider public sector to ensure they are all on track to meet this expectation.

As we move through 2011-12, government faces the biggest financial challenge for over 50 years, but how will local government manage pressures to contract out services and reduce costs while supporting the local economy and employment?

The Big Society agenda will have a significant impact on local authorities – some authorities will want to see their contracts supporting local and developing social enterprises and mutuals; while others will seek innovative routes to personalise services and change public behaviour so that citizens themselves can begin to deliver an increasing number of public services. Either way, costs must be reduced but services have to be maintained through sustainable supply chains.

The CBC Annual Conference & Exhibition will bring together leading procurement experts and your peers to understand how procurement is assisting in maintaining frontline services and meeting the financial targets set, keeping a long-term view of market development and localism as well as addressing short-term cost-down imperatives.

Find new ways of working with the private sector to assist with this challenge from the leading practitioners and high-profile speakers at this must-attend event.

Click HERE to book today – Members' rate only £40