Win More Tenders - Network with Buyers and Tender Experts
The Government is telling the public sector that they must engage with suppliers and spend more of their budgets with SME’s.
This event puts you in front of a group of senior budget holders from a wide range of public sector organisations including the DAA, HSE, NSAI and many more.
What you gain from attending
- A chance to meet local senior buyers from across the public sector who hold large budgets across a wide range of supply needs.
- Get the personal contact details for IT, Finance, HR, Facilities and other decision makers who want to hear about your products and services.
- Valuable seminars from expert speakers explaining how to maximise your chances of doing business with the public sector.
- Networking time with other business decision makers.
- A high quality event organised by a professional team who will be on hand to answer questions and facilitate your discussions with buyers.
- Gain a real understanding of what the buyers’ needs are.
Introducing the Expert Speakers
Padraig McKeon (Host)
Director, Drury Communications
Padraig will host the seminar and chair the discussions
Padraig has over 25 years PR experience and takes an active role in
the wider business and civic community and is a Director of the Forum on
Public Procurement.
Orla Murphy
Senior Market Advisor, Public Procurement, Enterprise Ireland
Topic: Supporting buyers and suppliers in public sector procurement excellence
Orla assists Irish SME’s to better compete for public contracts and
also engages with the buyers in the public sector to improve capability
in public procurement practices.
Gavan McGirr
Managing Director, Purchasing Solutions
Topic: Best procurement practices for buyers and suppliers
Gavan has managed hundreds of public & private sector tendering
competitions, advising on the procurement process, evaluation criteria
and award of contracts.
Paddy McMenamin
Group Head of Procurement, Dublin Airport Authority (DAA)
Topic: Insight into how DAA procures goods and services
As the Group Head of Purchasing Paddy is responsible for all
activities in delivering the procurement of all works, supplies and
services, both capital and operational, in compliance with all EU and
Irish legislation, and will provide a unique insight into his
procurement expertise.
Chris Wheeler
Partner, Eversheds O’Donnell Sweeney Solicitors
Topic: Common procurement pitfalls and TUPE explained
Eversheds O’Donnell Sweeney developed the TUPE charter and Chris will
provide guidance to delegates on how to allow for this in the tender
submission and contract negotiations, as well as providing a reality
check of what buyers and suppliers need to consider when engaged in
competitions.
Wayne Dignam
Managing Director, Tender Team
Topic: Upping your game – tendering realities for buyers and suppliers
Wayne has experience of hundreds of public procurement competitions
across many sectors, providing consultancy advice to suppliers. Wayne
will provide guidance on the new suite of documents from the National
Procurement Service (NPS).
Anthony Flynn
Winning in Tendering, DCU
Topic: Transforming the public tendering experience of small indigenous suppliers
Winning in Tendering is a strategic project aimed at transforming the
public tendering experience of Small Indigenous Suppliers in Ireland.
Anthony works with Paul Davis, President of the IIPMM and Programme
Director for the MBS in Strategic Procurement.
Format
1.30 pm Registration and selling time with public sector buyers
2.00 pm Seminar speakers ‘selling to the public sector’
4.30 pm Questions and answers
5.00 pm Networking, drinks and light refreshments
