This event will provide you and your organisation with a valuable introduction to the evolving EU regulations.

With ongoing developments in procurement legislation:

• DO YOU NEED TO REFRESH YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF LETTING CONTRACTS?
• IS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ONE OF YOUR MANY ROLES?
• ARE YOU NEW TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT?

This Guide to EU Regulations seminar focuses on public sector purchasing and supply practices and procedures, and is designed specifically to impart professional practice. It covers the background to the legislative framework, the procurement process, letting high-value tenders and the evaluation and award process, and considers the implications of ECJ rulings on procurement.

Appropriate procurement training is vital to help ensure that public sector organisations are intelligent customers.

Why attend?

The importance of skills development among personnel within the public procurement community should not be underestimated because of the inherent relationship between successful procurement and the skill levels of practitioners.

Who should attend?

The Guide to EU Regulations seminar is specifically designed to deliver public procurement training for:

• new entrants to the public procurement community
• personnel who are engaged in delivering public procurement for only part of their time
• personnel who need to refresh their knowledge of procurement regulations
• personnel for whom public procurement is one job among several

The challenge for all public sector organisations is to ensure that they set and achieve the very highest standards in procurement practice. This programme is designed to provide a key step towards the achievement of this goal through the development of suitably trained staff.

Developing Specialist Skills

Those engaged in delivering public procurement are required to carry out a range of activities as part of the procurement function. These are much more extensive than is often assumed, requiring the application of a wide variety of specialist knowledge, skills and expertise.

Through developing the necessary skills procurement staff will avoid bad practice, ensure compliance with the law, improve efficiency and inspire in suppliers and colleagues alike confidence in their professional ability.
Understanding and applying the EU rules to the acquisition of goods, works and services, while continuing to comply with the UK Regulations, is the foundation stone to delivering compliant procurement.

This one-day course is aimed at delivering not just the basics, but also the more detailed knowledge required to enhance skill levels and increase professionalism. Principally focused on the EC Treaty rules, the processes required to ensure best practice and the main principles of the EU Directives and UK Regulations, the Guide to EU Regulations seminar provides an overview of the issues impacting on the wider public procurement community in the 21st century.