Speakers

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. 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.

Florence Gregg

Florence has over 25 years’ procurement experience gained in the Health Service and Higher Education sectors. She was Head of Purchasing at Queen's University Belfast from January 1998 to May 2004, where she managed change, implemented e-procurement solutions and developed a proactive, supportive procurement function working with the institution's decentralised part-time buyers. Since then, Florence has worked as a purchasing consultant specialising in performance and efficiency measurement; competitive tendering guidance to both buyers and suppliers; and the development and implementation of procurement strategies, policies and procedures. Her clients include the UK Higher Education sector; Learning and Skills Council; Central Procurement Directorate Northern Ireland; Dublin City Council; BiP Solutions Ltd; and various universities and local authorities in the UK and Ireland. She is a regular speaker at conferences and seminars in the UK, Ireland and USA, and is a Chartered Institute of Arbitrators accredited mediator.

Mike Mousdale

Mike is a partner in Eversheds’ commercial contracts group and head of the firm-wide procurement group.

In addition, Mike is the local government champion for commercial work within Eversheds. He specialises in local government work, public procurement and PFI/PPP project work. Mike has handled a number of major transactions for both public and private sector clients.

Mike's recent experience includes acting for Greater Manchester Police Authority on the single biggest Home Office PFI scheme. He is currently advising both Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority and Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority on their Waste PFI schemes. The former has an anticipated contract value of £4.5bn and is the largest scheme of its type in Europe.

Prior to joining Eversheds, Mike had eleven years’ experience in local government, specialising in commercial and development issues.

Mike is a recommended individual in Legal 500 and is a regular contributor to trade journals such as Municipal Journal and Local Government Chronicle.