Training and capacity development to do what? Competencies, strategies and staffing for public procurement teams today.
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At this session the Oxford Procurement of Government Outcomes Club (Oxford POGO Club) we considered the training and capacity development needs of public procurement professionals.
The Procurement of Government Outcomes (POGO) Club is a knowledge sharing initiative that is open to anyone interested in capacity building in public procurement and in collaboration to improve social outcomes. We host monthly calls, maintain a mailing list, and share other resources. Participants come from many different disciplines, sectors, and countries. Our chair is Anne Davies, Professor of Law and Public Policy.
Aims of our group
- Helping public sector leaders understand how public procurement may be used to improve social outcomes through collaboration with the private and community / voluntary sectors.
- Encouraging better alignment of procurement plans with the mission, strategy, and budget of a program, agency or government.
- Developing the capacity of procurement practitioners to collaborate and procure social outcomes as part of the professionalisation of public procurement.
Interested? Join the mailing list by emailing Ruairi Macdonald. Find us on LinkedIn here.
Session recording
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Session overview
At the Oxford POGO Club we care about social outcomes. We talk about ways to achieve better outcome in contracts public services and/or by including wider economic, social, or environmental goals in public contracts more broadly. What does this mean for the people involved in procurement and contract management? Some of us argue that the procurement professional's role should be more strategic than administrative and/or more about finding solutions through engagement with public and private stakeholders -- long before and long after contract award. This session was an opportunity to dig into these issues and learn more about different perspectives on the role of procurement teams and their professionalisation around the world.
Agenda:
4:00 - 4:05 Opening by Chair: Anne Davies, Professor of Law and Policy, Law Faculty, University of Oxford
4:05 - 4:40ish Panel presentations:
(Panellists had 5 - 7 mins each)
- Nicolas Penagos, Head of Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS) Secretariat, OECD
- Lucy (Stephenson) Sydney, Head of Strategic Relationships, Procurement Reform at [UK] Cabinet Office
- Joyce Liddle, Professor of Public Leadership / Enterprise, Northumbria University
- Steve Schooner, Nash & Cibinic Professor of Government Procurement Law, The George Washington University Law School
- Tim Cummins, President, World Commerce and Contracting & Professor, University of Leeds School of Law
4:40ish - 4:48 Questions or comments from attendees.
4:48 - 4:58. Panel members' rapid responses or reflections
(Panellists had up to 2 mins each)
4:58 - 5:00. Close by Chair
Note: The Social Outcomes Conference 2022 is 8 - 9 September and includes a procurement and social value theme. The program is online and registration is now open for online or in person participation.
Background resources:
- OECD MAPS Professionalisation Module: https://www.mapsinitiative.org/methodology/supplementary-modules/professionalisation/