Conference Welcome

Phil Laycock – Director, Built Environment Networking

Keynote Speaker

Gerard Toplass – CEO, Pagabo / The 55 Group

The Future of Procurement and the Impact on Britain’s Built Environment Industry

What will Tomorrow’s Procurement processes look like and how will your organisation need to evolve? This panel of high-level policy makers, real estate leaders and construction experts share their thoughts to kick off the conference.

This session is sponsored by Pagabo.

Speakers include:

Gerard Toplass – CEO, Pagabo / The 55 Group

Jason Longhurst – Head of Sustainable Investment and Development, Prologis

Emma Briggs – Procurement Director, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing

Martin Traynor OBE – Small Business Crown Representative, Cabinet Office

Pavanjit Devsi – Director of Procurement and Contracts, North East London NHS Foundation Trust

Rise Construction Framework – Using the Power of Social Procurement to Tackle Deprivation and Poverty

Rise Construction Framework combine construction projects with delivering social value – particularly on projects ranging from £1m – £15m. This session will hear about their USP and details on their upcoming renewals and new frameworks hitting the market.

Speakers include:

Sara Lawton – Director, Rise Construction Framework

Lesley Penton – Partnerships Director, Regenda Group

Smarter Spending: How Challenge-Based Procurement is Sparking New Solutions and Value in the Built Environment Sector

Procurement is a powerful tool for stimulating and scaling innovative solutions, yet it is largely underexploited due to misconceptions about what can and can’t be done under current regulations. This session will explode the myths surrounding procurement of innovation, discuss the upcoming reforms and showcase pioneering examples where built environment commissioners are working with the market to identify and introduce powerful new technologies and solutions.

This session is available to sponsor.

Speakers include:

Chair: Sam Markey – Ecosystem Director – Place Leadership, Connected Places Catapult

Elvira Uyarra – Director of the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, University of Manchester

Glen Combe – Head of Sourcing (Technology), Network Rail

Hao Zheng – Founder & CEO, RoboK

Robin Polding – Research Commercialisation Policy Lead, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

For The Many Not The Few – How We Can Encourage More SME Engagement Within The Procurement Process

This session will bring together major organisations to discuss how SME’s can be beneficial to the procurement process  how they can be encouraged to become more involved.

This roundtable is available to sponsor.

Speakers include:

James Grainger – Head of Channel, BRE Group

Martin Traynor OBE – Small Business Crown Representative, Cabinet Office

Emma Briggs – Procurement Director, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing

John Reid – Managing Director, Herts Living

Eleanor Clarke – Partner, Focus Consultants

Kate Mills – Head of Bid Management, Stride Treglown

Stuart Brown – Associate, Trowers & Hamlins

Stacie-Ann Fongo – Director – Procurement and Supply Chain, Arcadis

Procurement Hub – The Integrity of Public Sector Procurement

Procurement Hub is a socially conscious organisation and part of Places for People, the UK’s leading social enterprise. Managing over £1bn worth of public sector spend, what are our obligations to ensure this is done with compliance and ethics at the forefront.

Speakers include:

Sophie Quenby – Head of Consortium Services, Procurement Hub

Mental Health in the Construction Industry

The London Construction Programme (LCP) provide procurement platforms for public sector organisations in London and the home counties, for their construction related works and services. One of the main priorities the LCP are focussing on is mental health and wellbeing in the construction sector. With the highest rate of suicide of any profession, 700 a year, one in seven workers have known a colleague who has taken their own life, and a shocking 87% reported anxiety and 70% depression. Partnering with charity Mates in Mind, and the HSE, this session will look at what measures the LCP are implementing to improve mental health, boost productivity, and ultimately save lives.

Speakers include:

Lisa Bliss – Commercial Business Partner, London Construction Programme

Sarah Meek – Managing Director, Mates in Mind

Jim Beestone – HSES Projects Partner – Bids and Communications, Balfour Beatty

Katy Harris – Director of Preconstruction, Seddon

LHC – Delivering Better Buildings and Homes

LHC has 19 frameworks and 1 DPS across a multitude of construction related sectors, from new build homes and offsite construction to property maintenance and energy efficiency. With over 1,000 projects and £500m of delivered work this session will look at their USP’s and the opportunities to enter into their DPS and frameworks.

Speakers include:

Neil Barker – Regional Director, LHC

How The Focus on Social Value is Set To Reshape Procurement

In recent years social value has become one of the sector’s most important focuses, aiming to deliver the not just places to live and work but places that drive real social impact to our towns and cities – this session will delve into how we can weave social value into the procurement process as well as success stories and looking to the future.

This session is sponsored by Faithful+Gould, member of the SNC-Lavalin Group.

Speakers include:

Chair: Peter Masonbrook – Head of Social Value, Faithful+Gould

Adwoa Owusu-Banahene – Director, TOBS Consultancy

James Manning – Social Impact Lead , Grosvenor

Anna Mimms – Head of Service – Employment, Skills & Adult Education, Derby City Council

Procurement for Housing – Navigating Challenges and Exploring Opportunities

Increased regulatory and financial constraints on local authorities and welfare reforms mean that housing associations need to find ways of stretching their budgets to meet the need to build new affordable housing whilst private sector housing developers are having to battle supply chain challenges to deliver on time. This session brings together leadership from developers and local authorities, and housing associations to discuss how they can do more with less while adhering to core principals of quality procurement.

This roundtable is available to sponsor.

Speakers include:

David Smith – Board Member, UK Business Council for Sustainable Development

Guy Stapleford – Head of Consultancy Services, Procurement for Housing

Ben Jones – Regional Manager, Pagabo

Emma Briggs – Procurement Director, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing

Max Scrymgeour – Head of Procurement, Magna Housing Ltd

Gemma Peglar – Associate Director, Pre-Construction , Mulalley & Company

Procure Partnerships Framework: Simplifying Procurement for the Public Sector

Procure Partnerships will share details in this session of their OJEU complaint frameworks – which provide value for money, time saving and measurable social value. With 61 healthcare clients, 76 local authority clients, 49 education clients and 20 blue light clients, they’re actively at the forefront and will share details in the event of their USPs and their frameworks coming up for renewal in the future.

Speakers include:

Faye Dolan – National Framework Manager, Procure Partnerships Framework

Procurement for a Net Zero World

A panel of innovators and sustainability experts explore how construction procurement can play its part in the race to net zero by taking a look at some of the most daunting challenges facing the public and private sector.

This session is available to sponsor.

Speakers Include:

Andrew Cubitt – Procurement & Supply Chain Director, HS2

Tony Woods – Senior Technical Manager, Procurement For Housing

Jo Potts – Head of Sustainable Procurement, Kier Property

Exclusive Pre-Awards Drinks Service

Head to the top floor in Crazy Pedro’s, right next to the Custard Factory, to kickstart the networking.

Tomorrow’s Procurement Festival of Achievement

Join us for the Tomorrow’s Procurement Festival of Achievement – set to take place within The Custard Factory on the first evening of the event, Tuesday 7th March.

The festival will recognise innovation and game-changing approaches within the world of procurement, awarding those who stand out above and beyond to create a more sustainable, inclusive and positive industry.

We’ve created an incredible and vibrant relaxed awards ceremony that brings together fantastic networking opportunities and a fully stocked bar.

Location: The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AA

Conference Welcome

Phil Laycock – Director, Built Environment Networking

Creating the ‘Gold Standard’ of Construction Procurement and Frameworks

‘Constructing the Gold Standard’ is an independent framework review endorsed in the September 2022 Construction Playbook by government and by 49 leading industry organisations. It provides a unique opportunity to turbo-charge public sector frameworks and framework contracts so that they sit at the heart of efficiency, value, risk management and net zero carbon.

This session is available to sponsor.

Speakers include:

Professor David Mosey – Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution, King’s College London

Jessica Munn – Framework and Partnership Lead, Speller Metcalfe

Clare Chamberlain – Head of Construction Category – Works, Crown Commercial Service

Shifting the Culture – Disrupting the Sector’s Mindset to Overcome Ever-Present Challenges

Overcoming challenges in the Construction sector has been frustratingly slow over the years with many of the challenges faced today being the same as in the previous two decades. This session will explore these challenges such as the skills and recruitment gap, implementing MMC, removing the silos of self-interest and collaborative working and delve into the opportunities that overcoming these challenges will present.

This roundtable is sponsored by Wates.

Speakers Include:

Mike Bilko – Pre- Construction Director, Wates

James Buckley-Walker – Partner, 3PM

Emma Briggs – Procurement Director, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing

Will Burkitt – Head of Local Government Sector, Faithful + Gould

Lisa Bliss – Commercial Business Partner, London Construction Programme

Amardeep Gill – Partner – Head of Public Sector, Trowers & Hamlins

Alison Watson – Founder and Chief Executive, Class of Your Own

Ashley Robinson – Technical Director, Arcadis

Craig Owen – Director, AECOM

Crown Commercial Service – Power To Your Procurement

CCS has a wide range of agreements available with a multitude for the construction, estates management and built environment sector. With 112 active agreements, and 35 upcoming framework/DPS agreements in the pipeline there is a plethora of options within their arsenal, and we’ll be hearing about these and more detail on the upcoming opportunities by CCS themselves.

Speakers include:

Stephen Walters – Head of Category – Construction, Crown Commercial Service

Darren Moore – Head Category – Offsite Construction & Growth, Crown Commercial Services

Fahmida Nisa – Online Event Manager, Built Environment Networking

How Retrofit Procurement is Key to Achieving Net Zero

With millions of homes across the UK needing green retrofit work undertaking over the coming decades, this panel brings together stakeholders tasked with delivering the ambition to set out what needs to be done to complete the challenge ahead and the role procurement will play in achieving this.

This session is available to sponsor.

Speakers Include:

Elizabeth Froude – Group Chief Executive, Platform Housing Group

Jonathan Green – Head of Commercial – Green Home Grant Programme, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Sara Vasey – Head of Procurement, Thirteen Group

South East Consortium – More Than Just A Procurement Organisation

South East Consortium are out to tender for billions of pounds worth of framework opportunities for the housing sector for the coming years. In this session plans for the next 12 months including frameworks on Development, Facilities, Compliancy Consulting and Lift Renewals will be discussed as well as the progress on the £740m Building Works Framework.

This session is available to sponsor.

Speakers include:

David Smith – Head of Business Partnerships, South East Consortium

What Lessons Can Be Learned and Shared Across Public Sector Estates?

This session will bring together NHS, Blue Light, University, Government Property and Local Authority experts to share knowledge and discuss how their estates can become more sustainable and resilient through procurement, with insight into how the supply chain can help them deliver these ambitions.

This session is available to sponsor.

Speakers include:

Chair: Karen Carter – Head of Delivery, PAGABO

Chair: Sam Markey – Ecosystem Director – Place Leadership, Connected Places Catapult

Michael Johnson – Environment and Sustainability Lead, Cheshire Police, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

Neil Maher – Chair, National Ambulance Estates Group

Juliet Nicholas – Energy and Sustainability Manager, Property Services, Oxford City Council

John Sharp – Energy Team Lead, Estates & Property, Bradford City Council

Rebecca Hartshorn – UK Framework Director , John Sisk & Son

Peter Greaves – Partner, Make Architects

Let’s Drive Real Value Through Procurement

Procurement shouldn’t be looked at as one building block, but the industry needs to look at a wider piece. Evaluation (Social Value), Procurement, Management and Learning.

How the client can benefit from the longer term outcome based procurement rather than a single action.

The industry isn’t joined up in the process and does different actions like procurement once they get to a certain stage, but the right way is to think about it early along with Social Value to drive the right outcomes rather than run a process and see what they get.

Speakers include:

Jonathan Parker – Head of Construction, Pagabo

Investors & Developers in Procurement – How Early Engagement in Projects is Transforming Delivery and Impact

Delegates are joined by a group of investors and developers who talk about how the increasing trend of procurement practices being transformed at conception and the potential long term consequences for the built environment supply chain.

This session is available to sponsor.

Speakers include:

Chair: Karen Carter – Head of Delivery, PAGABO

Rick Lawrence – Partnerships Director, LCR

Pete Gladwell – Group Social Impact & Investment Director, Legal & General

Steve Sanders – Head of Development , Oval Real Estate

Putting Social Value at the Forefront of Your Procurement Strategy

This roundtable will bring together organisations at the forefront of delivering social value through procurement to discuss success stories in putting real social value at the heart of everything they do, and how your organisation’s procurement strategy can incorporate real social benefits.

This roundtable is available to sponsor.

Speakers include:

Chair: Phil Laycock – Director, Built Environment Networking

Haydn Brown – Procurement Head of Category (Place), Birmingham City Council

Phil Blackmore – Regional Procurement Manager, South West Procurement Alliance

Claude Hendrickson – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Associate, Accredited Community Led Housing Advisor, Leeds Community Homes

Professor Jane Lynch – Director – Centre of Public Value Procurement, Cardiff University

Olivia Sutcliffe – Founder, Young Professionals in Social Value

James Hunter – Head of Procurement, Wythenshawe Community Housing Group

Alison Watson – Founder and Chief Executive, Class of Your Own

Fiona Doepel – Global Head of Bids, Make Architects

Emma Briggs – Procurement Director, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing

Kelly Thomas – Social Value & Fundraising Manager, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing

Procurement For Housing – Promoting Sustainability through MMC

Procurement for Housing and Building Better have teamed up for an offsite homes framework which is worth up to £600m over five years. Social housing providers will be able to procure pre-manufactured 3D construction systems for both houses and apartments through the deal. Over 185,000 homes are managed by the 29 housing associations and local authorities that make up Building Better and this framework will lead to the building of at least 800 new offsite homes with a further 4,500 properties to be produced using modern methods of construction before 2026. This session will showcase this sustainable framework as well as revealing details about Procurement for Housing’s other framework offerings.

This session is available to sponsor.

Speakers Include:

Tony Woods – Senior Technical Manager, Procurement For Housing

Direct Procurement vs Frameworks – Pros, Cons, Challenges and Opportunities

This session will dissect the different forms of procurement and assess the Pros, Cons and Challenges of each and with contributions from experts from across the sector discussing the best approach for different types of organisations including SMEs.

This session is available to sponsor.

Speakers include:

Sarah Knight – Head of Development, Ox Place

Melissa King – Senior Category Lead – Construction and Infrastructure, NHS Shared Business Services

Jacob Wilson – Head of Design, Be First Regeneration