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 healthcare 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 Inland Revenue, Nirex, Sapient plc and Governetz Ltd. Gareth is a noted change manager with highly respected motivational, training and teaching skill.

Eddie Regan

Eddie is BiP Solutions' Senior Procurement Consultant and frequently assists public sector organisations with clarification and interpretation of EU Directives and a wide variety of legislative issues. He is also 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, including the tendering process. Eddie also provides in-house training on the tendering process – law and practice – to personnel in both the public and private sectors, including several multinational organisations.

Kevin Treeby

Kevin has been at the House of Commons since August 2002 and is currently responsible for coordinating procurement strategy, policy, procedures, standards and training. As Head of Procurement his remit is to operate across internal boundaries; together with the Central Procurement Office to provide purchasing advice and support to every Directorate within the House of Commons and, through a more corporate approach, to help improve procurement efficiency and effectiveness across both Houses of Parliament. Kevin has worked in public sector procurement for nearly two decades. Before coming to the House of Commons he was Head of Procurement in the Department of Health, a department he joined in 1992. Prior to that he spent 19 years with the Ministry of Defence – the last nine in various procurement posts, including a secondment to the US Navy.