Procurement series: Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act

Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act

The Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023 will introduce a statutory duty on certain public bodies to consider socially responsible public procurement when carrying out procurement, to set objectives in relation to well-being goals, and to publish a procurement strategy.

We are joined by Carl Thomas and Sue Hurrell from Welsh Government to explore exactly what that means for public bodies and how to comply with the requirements.

This event is part of Blake Morgan’s Procurement Series, where experts will examine what you need to know about the changing world of procurement. Please click here to view the full programme.

Speakers

Tomos Lewis

Legal Director

Tomos is a commercial lawyer specialising in general commercial law, public procurements law, projects, information technology, data protection and information governance.

Carl Thomas MCIPS

Procurement Reform Stakeholder & Policy Lead at Welsh Government

Carl MCIPS is an experienced presenter with extensive procurement knowledge, having led the award-winning procurement team at one of Wales’ largest Housing Associations before joining CIPS as a tutor in 2019.

Sue Hurrell

Head of Fair Work Procurement, Welsh Government

Sue has worked in procurement policy, in Welsh Government and in Whitehall, for most of her career. She has worked on projects to improve competition for public contracts, and opportunities for SMEs and consortia bids.