The second of our webinars on the new Procurement Act, facilitated by NWUPC, will cover key considerations for the HE Sector concerning new requirements to publish a procurement pipeline and reporting of KPIs used in contract management.

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In the part of the Procurement Act containing the obligation to publish a procurement pipeline, the financial year is deemed to start on 1st April. This is obviously out of synch with the financial year of a university and therefore, the university will have to decide how it can include this requirement within its annual budgets. What can and should universities be doing to get ready for this?

For all regulated contracts with a value of more than £5million, the contracting authority will need to agree with the contractor 3 KPIs that will be reported against annually. Where KPIs are not met, this may lead to contractors being excluded from future tender opportunities. Universities need to ensure that they have both the people and the processes to adhere to this obligation.

This session, delivered by Anja Beriro of legal provider Browne Jacobson LLP, will cover the need for: early preparation of updated template documents; and, convening a meeting with all key contract managers within universities’ estates teams, ensuring everyone understands the obligations and agrees a process by which to manage them. 

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Details of how to join will be sent once registered. For any questions about this webinar please contact David McIntyre, Communications Officer, NWUPC.