PROCUREMENT EAST NETWORK (PEN)

Improvement East co-ordinates Procurement activity across the region through the Procurement East Network or PEN. The PEN group 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.
Updates on the work of the group will appear regularly on these pages.

The PEN's next scheduled meeting is on Thursday 18th March 2010 at Flempton House, Flempton, nr Bury St Edmunds

If you would like to know who the PEN representative is for your organisation, then please contact our Programme Manager for Procurement, Eddie Gibson on 01284 758310 or  eddie.gibson@improvementeast.gov.uk

PEN Terms of Reference

MINUTES OF MEETINGS

Minutes of Meeting 13th May 2009
Minutes of Meeting 15th July 2009
Minutes of Meeting 16th September 2009
Minutes of Meeting 19th November 2009
Minutes of Meeting 20th January 2010

Other Documents

Procurement Survey - We are working with PEN to undertake a short survey of Efficiency Savings Targets and E-Procurement activity across the region. If you wish to participate in the Survey, please click on the link above for a copy of the document or you can complete the survey on-line by clicking on this link - Procurement Survey (SurveyMonkey).
The deadline for return of all completed surveys is Friday 29th January 2010.
Thanks for your participation.

Members Guides to Procurement - a series of guides produced by IDEA and the RIEPs to assist elected members in understanding Procurement in various categories. They are also useful to Procurement staff as a reference point for advice and information.

EU Remedies Workshop Slides 11 Dec 09 - Peter Andrews, Head of EU Law at renowned legal firm Shoosmiths, hosted an EU Remedies Directive Training Course on Friday 11th December 2009, supported by Improvement East. You can download a PDF copy of the presentation slides from this event by clicking on the link above.