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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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