Tuesday, 20 October ’26 \u00a0\u00a010am \u2013 11:30am<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Tuesday, 26 January ’27 \u00a0\u00a010am \u2013 11:30am<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday, 4 March ’27 \u00a0\u00a010am \u2013 11:30am<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Tuesday, 27 April ’27 \u00a0\u00a010am \u2013 11:30am<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 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 \u2013 inviting quotes, producing specifications and tender documentation, achieving competition and value for money.<\/p>\n Topics include:<\/p>\n \u2022 Overview and purpose of the Procurement Act 2023 Session benefits:<\/p>\n By the end of the Procurement Act 2023 course you will:<\/p>\n \u2022 Have a deeper knowledge of the procurement regulations Session leader: Iain M Alexander BSc FCIPS, Director of ISPS Associates Limited<\/p>\n Iain is a chartered procurement professional, a fellow and member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply. Iain has over 30 years\u2019 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For anyone involved in procuring goods and services, preparing tenders, or entering into contracts on behalf of local councils. Tuesday, 20 October ’26 \u00a0\u00a010am \u2013 11:30am Tuesday, 26 January ’27 \u00a0\u00a010am \u2013 11:30am\u00a0 Thursday, 4 March ’27 \u00a0\u00a010am \u2013 11:30am Tuesday, 27 April ’27 \u00a0\u00a010am \u2013 11:30am This session introduces […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","training-tags":[33,34],"class_list":["post-1138","training","type-training","status-publish","hentry","training-tags-finance","training-tags-webinar"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/haptc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/training\/1138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/haptc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/training"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/haptc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/training"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/haptc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"training-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haptc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftraining-tags&post=1138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Procurement principles and objectives
\n\u2022 Procurement lifecycle
\n\u2022 Conflicts of Interest
\n\u2022 Roles and responsibilities
\n\u2022 Thresholds
\n\u2022 Below threshold contracts
\n\u2022 Excluded contracts
\n\u2022 Direct Awards
\n\u2022 Estimating the contract value
\n\u2022 Scope\/Specification
\n\u2022 Frameworks
\n\u2022 Procurement procedures
\n\u2022 Timescales
\n\u2022 Publication of your procurement
\n\u2022 Assessment summaries
\n\u2022 Contract Award Notice & Standstill
\n\u2022 Contracting authorities’ requirements (mandatory or voluntary).<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Understand the council’s duties regarding procurement
\n\u2022 Understand the Do\u2019 and Don\u2019ts of procurement
\n\u2022 Be aware of relevant legislation and sources of guidance<\/p>\n