| Eddie
Regan,
Senior
PASS Consultant |
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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. For
the last 13 years Eddie has lectured regularly on
procurement policy and processes at conferences
and events, both on behalf of BiP and for a variety
of other organisations, including the Society of
Procurement Officers in Local Government (SOPO)
and the Institute of Directors. He 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. |
Gordon
Dickson
Procurement Change and Communications
Manager
Scottish Procurement Directorate |
| In
2007, Gordon joined the Scottish Procurement Directorate
as Change and Communications Workstream Leader for
the Public Procurement Reform Programme. Working
with colleagues across the public sector, the programme
aims to revise structures, capabilities and processes,
providing continuous improvement in procurement
across the Scottish public sector in order to deliver
value for money and support increased efficiency.
Previously Gordon worked in a variety of supply
chain management posts, and led a number of change
management and improvement projects within the Ministry
of Defence including several years as an internal
consultant in the Lean Support Continuous Improvement
Team. |
| Ian
Murphy, Single Point of Enquiry |
| Profile
to be confirmed |
| Gary
Robinson, Scottish Government
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Gary
graduated from Paisley College of Technology in
1991, having studied Business Economics. His first
post after graduating was Commercial Manager within
Associated Steel Distributors (largest independent
steel stockholders in the UK). He then moved to
Exabyte (a US based hi tech inward investment company)
as Procurement Supervisor responsible for materials
in manufacturing, service and external subcontract
services for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
During this time he studied at Strathclyde Business
School gaining a Masters Degree in Procurement Management
in 2001. He was then recruited by Compaq (now Hp)
to transfer their European Business Solutions Materials
function from Nijmegen to Inchinnan. In 2003 he
commenced work as Corporate Procurement Manager
for Renfrewshire Council, developing and implementing
the Council's procurement strategy. Gary is currently
seconded to the Scottish Executive to assist in
the planning for the implementation of the McClelland
Report. |
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