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I have just received an invitation to a conference that might be of interest to you if you want to tender to the public sector in Ireland. I can not attend the conference but read on if you want to know how you could receive my ticket to attend at no cost – the value of the ticket is €375 plus vat.

The Forum on Public Procurement, which represents many Irish public sector buyers and suppliers, proposes to open a debate on how small but significant changes in the public procurement process can assist in restoring economic confidence, generate economic activity and offer innovative solutions benefitting the procurement professionals, Irish suppliers and ultimately the taxpayer.

Public Procurement is worth in the region of €15 billion annually and supports some 250,000 jobs in Ireland.

I have personally found that many Irish companies are experiencing difficulties in accessing public contracts due to increased competition and changing market conditions.

A one day conference is taking place this week and will be chaired by David McWilliams, and will examine the potential opportunities that public procurement can offer in contributing to the stabilisation of Irish business and the creation of new jobs, while at the same time delivering vital public services of high quality.

The conference details cam be found HERE and is being organised by the Forum on Public Procurement, a not for profit voluntary organisation, established in 1996 and which represents organisations and individuals concerned with purchasing within the public sector in Ireland.

Conference: THE FPP ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2010 – Promoting Recovery Through Public Procurement

Date: Thursday 25 February 2010

Venue: Westbury Hotel, Dublin 2

Time: 9am-5pm

The Panel of Experts includes Darragh O’Brien, T.D., Deputy Chair of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee Pat Delaney, Director, IBEC Billy Noone, Department of Finance Emmett Devlin, Procurement Officer, South Dublin County Council Tony Redmond, Procurement Manager, Railway Procurement Agency Cecil Ryan, Regional Managing Director – Europe, OCS Padraig Twomey, Group Procurement Manager, Bord Gáis Eireann.

HOW TO WIN A TICKET TO THE CONFERENCE

If you would like to win my TICKET here’s what to do – just tell me in 150 words or less the benefit to you of attending the conference and how you would be plan to share your insights with colleagues in your network so that one ticket benefits many.

I do hope you will be interested in attending as I am not able to do so. Go ahead – over to you – just leave your comments below. Entries to be in by midnight Ireland/UK time on Tuesday 23 February 2010.