The spectacular Wentworth Woodhouse in Rotherham
It's an amazing venue under restoration works
and we're happy to support it today with our event
The event is about bringing our community of buyers and suppliers together
We're talking about housing associations,
we're talking about the police and fire and rescue community
alongside them, local authorities and an eclectic mix altogether
So it's a perfect opportunity for us to launch both new products,
talk about existing functionality around how we can
help suppliers with their bids and opportunities
and managing their tender processes.
The in-tend system for ourselves is
it's a real useful tool
so it's our core e-procurement system
The main element of the section today is around the procurement bill
I'm here today giving a presentation on the future procurement reform
and showing the delegates what they can expect from that legislative reform
and an opportunity to ask questions
it's really important for us to understand what the procurement bill means
they need to consider their operating processes, they need to consider
what's on their pipeline that they're going to need to procure and
they start to need to think about how they might take advantage
of the new regulations for the things that they're buying.
it has been incredibly helpful. It's been reassuring for us
to see how much effort and thought has gone into the bill
Sometimes it's difficult for suppliers to get involved with
buyers or even get to talk to them so today it's brings the two
sides together and without the two sides, none of it works.
In-tend is a holistic procurement organisation that deals with
both buyers and suppliers so this is a perfect opportunity
for us to engage with those in a beautiful setting.
We said we just wanted to meet one good contact today
and in the first hour we met two.
and we could've gone back home after that
so yeah it's been a good day for us. Without a doubt.