Free webinar

Beyond Compliance: Unlocking More Value from Procurement Technology

Is your eSourcing platform simply helping you meet requirements, or is it actively reducing workload, improving control and enabling better procurement outcomes?

Join procurement and technology specialists for a practical discussion on what organisations should expect from a modern eSourcing platform and how to assess whether their current service is delivering sufficient value.

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Public procurement teams are operating in an environment of greater complexity, scrutiny and expectation. Compliance remains fundamental, but the technology supporting procurement should also make work easier, improve visibility and help teams achieve more with the resources available to them.

This webinar will help you look beyond basic platform functionality and consider the wider value your eSourcing service should provide to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. Our panel will explore the questions every organisation should ask about support, usability, compliance confidence, visibility and continued product investment.

The session is particularly relevant to organisations currently using an eSourcing platform that want to benchmark their existing experience and understand what greater value could look like.

What you will gain from attending

  • A practical framework for assessing whether your current platform is delivering meaningful value.
  • Ideas for reducing administrative effort, duplication and avoidable workarounds.
  • A clearer understanding of how the right technology can improve visibility and control.
  • Questions to ask about provider support, roadmap clarity and continued investment.
  • Insight into what procurement teams should now expect from an eSourcing technology partner.
  • A low-pressure opportunity to consider whether an alternative approach could better support your priorities.

The five questions the webinar will explore

  • Is your platform reducing procurement workload or creating additional administration?
  • Does it give your organisation the visibility and control it needs?
  • Can you access knowledgeable support when it matters?
  • Is the service keeping pace with procurement requirements and customer expectations?
  • Can you see clear evidence of continued product investment and roadmap progress?

Meet the panel

Richard South

Richard South

Head of Product & Market Engagement, Delta eSourcing

Richard brings more than 20 years of public-sector eSourcing experience. He will explore what organisations should expect from their technology provider and how product strategy, support and continued development can translate into practical customer value.

Darren Knowd MBA (Durham) MCIPS

Darren Knowd MBA (Durham) MCIPS

CEO of DRKnowd Ltd and former Head of Procurement at Durham County Council

Darren will provide a procurement practitioner’s perspective on the pressures facing contracting authorities, the outcomes technology needs to support and the questions buyers should ask when assessing platform value.

Grahame Steed
Facilitator

Grahame Steed

Director of Public Policy and Research, BiP Solutions

Grahame will guide the discussion, bring the audience’s questions into the session and connect the market, policy and technology themes.

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