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Procurement
Course Description
For anyone involved in procuring goods and services, preparing tenders, or entering into contracts on behalf of local councils.
This session introduces the new rules of the Procurement Act 2023, which came into force on 24 February 2025 and replace the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The session covers the basics of procurement for local councils – inviting quotes, producing specifications and tender documentation, achieving competition and value for money.
This is an interactive course and offers the opportunity to network with Clerks and Councillors from Councils across England and Wales to share best practice and ideas.
Key areas covered in this course include:
• Overview and purpose of the Procurement Act 2023
• Procurement principles and objectives
• Procurement lifecycle
• Conflicts of Interest
• Roles and responsibilities
• Thresholds
• Below threshold contracts
• Excluded contracts
• Direct Awards
• Estimating the contract value
• Scope/Specification
• Frameworks
• Procurement procedures
• Timescales
• Publication of your procurement
• Assessment summaries
• Contract Award Notice & Standstill
• Contracting authorities' requirements (mandatory or voluntary).
By the end of the course you will:
• Have a deeper knowledge of the procurement regulations
• Understand the council's duties regarding procurement
• Understand the Do’ and Don’ts of procurement
• Be aware of relevant legislation and sources of guidance
Please note: the course is open to all county associations and will therefore have clerks and councillors not from Northamptonshire in attendance. We hope that this will allow for this course to be delivered more often and throughout the year.
When booking onto this course, the details that you provide will be used to book you onto a third party website where you will receive booking confirmation. Your details will only be used for the purposes of sending joining instructions.
Who Should Attend
Clerks, Officers and Councillors involved in procuring goods and services, preparing tenders or entering into contracts on behalf of local councils.
Cost (per delegate)
£35 +VAT Members
£70 +VAT Non Members
Iain M Alexander
BSc FCIPS, Director of ISPS Associates Limited
Iain is a chartered procurement professional, a fellow and member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply. Iain has over 30 years’ experience within private & public sector organisations specialising in procurement, supply chain management and commercial operations, predominantly in construction and infrastructure sectors using PA23, UCR and PCR procurement legislation. Iain has held the position of Chairman of Parish Council and currently resides as a Parish Councillor.
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