universal offer

A Universal free offer focused on sharing of knowledge, tools, techniques and best practices.

• On-line information services such as the Procurement Hub:

Our Procurement Hub is an on-line information service for anyone with an interest in Public Sector procurement. It hosts a searchable database of national and regional framework contracts, as well as our Contracts Register facility which allows organisations to upload and maintain their own contract information on-line, to be shared with partners across the East of England. For more information or to register, please go to http://www.improvementeast.gov.uk/procurementhub

(Note to prospective suppliers to the public sector in the East of England - If you are a supplier looking for contract opportunities with public sector organisations in the East of England visit our Supplier Section for further information)

• Network groups covering key areas of interest to our partners:

The Procurement East Network (PEN) is made up of a group of Public Sector Procurement professionals, representing the region's 5 County Councils, the 41 Districts and Boroughs, the 6 Unitary Councils, the regional Professional Buying Organisations and wider public sector partners.

Further information on PEN, including dates of future meetings and papers, can be found here. If you would like to know who the PEN representative is for your organisation, then please contact Eddie Gibson, Senior Programme Manager at eddie.gibson@improvementeast.gov.uk or 01284 758310.

The Directors of Finance Network is an open forum available to all Finance Directors of the 52 local authorities in the East of England. The group meets every 2 months, bringing together colleagues to share information and experiences regarding the latest issues affecting the management of local government finances. The group has also commissioned research and delivery projects through Improvement East on topics of particular interest, such as  Supplier Spend Analysis, Universal Credit and Income Optimisation.

Further information on the Directors of Finance Network, including dates of future meetings and papers, can be found here. If you would like to know more about this network  then please contact Eddie Gibson, Senior Programme Manager at eddie.gibson@improvementeast.gov.uk or 01284 758310.

• Events, conferences and networking opportunities:

Along with our regular networks we are keen to ensure that we provide our authorities with the opportunity to share knowledge, tools, techniques and best practices.  We will continue to deliver a range of events, conferences and networking opportunities throughout the year with information on what's available posted on our events page. 

• A connection to the wider work of the LG Group, including peer reviews, information and data services and East of England LGA training and support opportunities:

We will be publishing an joint offer guide in the summer  to make it simple for you to  get all the information you need on who we are, what we do and how each of us can help you.   Once it is available we will post it here.