Identifying the opportunities and barriers local authorities face when procuring waste and recycling services from social enterprises.

The event was held at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Liverpool on 22nd March 2005 and sponsored and supported by Defra.

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The speakers' experience of the issues involved provides procurement, community development and recycling officers with the tools, practical knowledge and case study references to enable them to develop and implement a social enterprise procurement strategy in their own local authority.

Please see below for the presentations made during the day.

Introductions by Defra and chairperson
John Enright, Head of Local Authority Support, WIP (*.pdf 1.8 MB)

The National Procurement Strategy
Derek Collins, ODPM (*.pdf 1.7 MB)
Greg Hills, Enviros (*.pdf 1.28 MB)

Meeting wider local authority objectives through waste -
Alan Smith, Waste Strategy Manager Liverpool City Council (*.pdf 337 KB)
Jerry Spencer, Liverpool Plus (*.pdf 535 KB)

Procurement - the legal framework
Richard MacFarlane, co-author of Achieving Community Benefits Through Contracts (*.pdf 69 KB)

Developing a Third Sector Strategy
Frank Mulgrew, Strategic Waste Officer for Shropshire Waste Partnership (*.pdf 167 KB)

Working with the Third Sector
Andy Bond, ECT Recycling (no presentation available)