Hosted by Urbano Network, this event examined the likely impact of new Procurement Act on SMEs.

The new act mentions SMEs only once, but the subsequent National Procurement Policy Statement and other documents have made opening up opportunities to small and micro business a central commitment of the government.

To help examine how this will and could work in practice, we hear from the following expert panel:

Dr Rebecca Rees, Head of Public Procurement, Trowers & Hamlins
Lucy Carraz, ESG Strategy & Growth Director (Europe & India) at AECOM
Damon Pickard, Procurement Business Partner at Peabody Housing and part of the G15 group of London’s leading housing associations
Louise Carroll, Associate Director - Procurement Advisory at Mace Consult

Questions to the panel and also the experiences of tendering from representatives of SMEs present were facilitated by Mark Herring, Urbano Network's Connector-In-Chief and Director of Talent Lab, which specialises in communications and tendering.

Urbano gratefully acknowledges the support of Trowers & Hamlins and Stewart Title in delivering this event and recording.

Details of podcast recordings of Urbano events, including tendering and procurement, can be found on this channel.

Details of Talent Lab/Urbano's experience around SME engagement, events, training and guides etc can be found here: https://www.urbanonetwork.co.uk/the-new-procurement-act-and-smes-words-into-actions

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