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SOPO Roadshow – North West
Agenda
Who are we?
Our Observations
Our Observations
Satisfying the Day Job
How can we help?
Summary
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"North West Region Road
Show"
Agenda
History of SOPO
Aims of SOPO
Objectives
Objectives
Who do we work with
What have we achieved
"The Society of
Procurement Offices..."
What are we doing
What are we doing
National Procurement Scene
Elected Members
Elected Members
Elected Members
Events
Your Society Your Say
Opportunities
"The Society of
Procurement Offices..."
"Thank you for
listening"
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Freedom of Information,
Procurement and the Private Sector
Talk aims…………
FOI, A Brief Overview of the
Act
The Private Sector & FOI
– What Information is caught?
The importance and value of
FOI to the procurement process……
Practical Application of the
Act
Section 45 Code of Practice
Section 45 Code of Practice
cont’d
The Application of
Exemptions
Absolute Exemptions
Absolute Exemptions in
practice
S41 cont’d
Qualified Exemptions…..
Qualified Exemptions in
practice….
Public Interest Test
Public Interest Test
The responsibility for
disclosure
Informing the applicant of
the intention not to disclose (s.17 Refusal Notice)
To summarise ……..
And finally………….
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The EU Procurement
Directives – an overview of how the changes will affect you
The modern agenda
The layers of procurement
The legislative framework
Overview of the current
rules
The new rules
Status of the new rules
Key features
How will the changes affect you?
How will the changes affect you?
How will the changes affect you?
How will the changes affect you?
How will the changes affect you?
How will the changes affect you?
The way forward?
Any questions?
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The practical implications
of the competitive dialogue procedure
The origins of competitive
dialogue
How will competitive
dialogue work?
Main differences between
negotiated procedure and competitive dialogue
When will competitive
dialogue be used?
How to engage bidders in a
competitive dialogue?
How to maintain
confidentiality?
How to obtain good quality
bids?
Potential teething problems
The possibilities …
Any questions?
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Social enterprises are
businesses that trade with a social and/or environmental purpose.
They operate across an incredibly wide range of industries and sectors, from
social care and recycling, to fair-trade and farmers’ markets.
"Cafédirect"
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The North West
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Deliverables in the next 12
months
Deliverables in the next 12
months
Deliverables in the next 12
months
Longer Term Deliverables
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