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Join us for the next session of the Procurement Act Peer Support Group, designed to help procurement professionals navigate the changes introduced by the new Procurement Act, which came into force on 24 February 2025.

This session will focus on contract management—an area of focus under the new regulations. The Procurement Act 2023 introduces a requirement for councils to publish performance information on their top contracts. Yet, in many local public sector organisations, contract management is dispersed across teams, often without a clear governance structure to support effective oversight or address risks at scale.

We’re delighted to be joined at this session by Natalia Silver and Davina Nandhra from Local Partnerships, who lead on the Contract Management Pioneer Programme. They’ll share insights and best practice to help you strengthen contract delivery and governance.

We’ll also hear from STAR Procurement's Claire Chitty, who will present on a bespoke piece of work STAR delivered to manage the social value delivery of their contracts—an initiative that has significantly boosted social value outcomes.

As always, this session will end with an open floor to:

Share challenges and successes
Ask questions and raise concerns
Learn from peers

Whether you're grappling with implementation of the new regulations or looking to enhance your current contract management practices, this session offers a valuable opportunity to connect and collaborate.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Audience

This event is open to all iNetwork members.

Additional Information

Organiser: This event is organised by iNetwork and is delivered by the Connected Procurement and Commissioning Programme.

Cancellations: Tickets for this event are free for iNetwork members. All cancellations can be made by emailing karys.thompson@tameside.gov.uk. Cancellation fees do not apply to iNetwork members for virtual events, however notice of cancellation of at least 3 days is appreciated.

Continual Professional Development: This event is CPD certified; you will be given the opportunity to request a CPD certificate during registration.

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Procurement Act Peer Support Group: Contract Management Session