Public Sector Supply Event Invite


	Discover the business opportunities of Supplying to the Public Sector
	Supplying to the Public Sector offers local businesses an ideal opportunity to develop and grow their business. With Public Sector organisations spending £1.5 billion in the local area combined with their need for a diverse range of products and services, opportunities are available for many businesses. But how do you identify these opportunities, how should you tender for them and what are the future expectations of current and potential suppliers? The Supplying to the Public Sector event is designed to help answer these questions. Taking place on Wednesday 28th March 2007 in the Glendinning Lecture Theatre at The University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, speakers from the region's key procurement teams will provide you with an insight into: How to identify tender opportunities Doing business with the Public Sector e-Business including e-tendering & e-trading Whether you're looking to understand the Public Sector procurement process or find out how your company will need to trade electronically with Public Sector organisations, this event offers a unique opportunity to speak with procurement teams and identify best approaches to tendering within the sector. To book your place, visit: http://www.businesswest.co.uk/bfora/systems/xmlviewer/default.asp?arg=DS_BW_PSART_ALLPSART/_page.xsl/34 Places are strictly limited. Representatives from the following organisations will be present to speak to:
	Business West Leigh Court Business Centre Abbots Leigh Bristol BS8 3RA Tel 01275 373373 Fax 01275 370706 Email info@businesswest.co.uk www.businesswest.co.uk Business West is the trading name of Bristol Chamber of Commerce Industry & Shipping registered in England No. 8752, and is limited by guarantee. Registered office: Leigh Court Business Centre Abbots Leigh Bristol BS8 3RA Tel: 01275 373 373 Fax: 01275 370 706 VAT registration number for Bristol Chamber of Commerce Limited (trading as Business West) is 137 6996 18

Event Programme

9.30 Registration and Coffee

10.00 Welcome & Opening Address
John Rushforth, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of the West of England

10.10 Tender Alerts
Sarah Harris, Business West

10.20 Doing Business with the Public Sector
Helen Baker, UWE and Martin Strawson, Bristol City Council

11.00 Coffee

11.25 e-tendering (Alito System)
Carrie Morris, Bristol City Council

11.45 e-trading
Elaine Ashley, Bristol City Council

12.05 Questions & Answers

12.40 How Universities can support Innovation in local Business
Stephen Hagen, Director of Innovation, University of the West of England

12.50 Lunch
Networking and Exhibition

14.30 Close