Invitation to Public Procurement Webinar - 10 Dec

The impact of social clauses in public procurement contract webinar - Thursday, 10 December 10am to 12pm

The Department of Justice, Department of Rural and Community Development, and Pobal invite you to this informational Webinar on the impact of social clauses in public procurement contracts.  

Public bodies in Ireland will spend upwards of €36 billion next year on supplies, services and works. Many social enterprises have the track record, expertise and experience to tender for these opportunities or to become sub-contractors. However, we know that tendering can be a bit daunting for many companies. There has already been a number of training sessions organised for social enterprises in e-tenders and how to become a public sector supplier, more are planned for the near future.   

This session will explore the impact of social clauses in public procurement contracts with case studies from those who have experience of them. Attendees will hear the Government’s commitment to their introduction, the plan for implementation as well as some lessons learned from the new Children’s Hospital experience.

Opening

The webinar will be opened by Ossian Smyth T.D. Minister of State with special responsibility for Public Procurement and eGovernment at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Guest Speakers

Guest Speakers will include, Derek Flanagan – Office of Government Procurement Policy Unit, Kris Bryson – Partnership Director at UK Based Social Enterprise ‘Wildhearts Group’ and Ingrid McElroy – Community Benefit Contracts Manager at the new Children’s Hospital.

Register here for free.

Watch video of National Social Enterprise Conference 2020 & Invitation to Public Procurement webinar held on 19 Nov.

The conference was opened by Heather Humphreys T.D. Minister for Rural and Community Development. Guest speakers included John Evoy - General Manager of ‘Grow Remote’, Antonella Noya – Head of Social Economy and Innovation OECD. Social enterprises ‘WePlay’ and ‘MyMind’ told their stories through video, A Legal Forms Guide for Social Enterprise by Trustlaw was launched and there was a roundtable discussion involving Siobhán Cafferty, Social Enterprise Project Manager at the Department of Justice, Mary Fogarty from social enterprise ‘Loughmore Cottage’ in Tipperary and Helen Nolan from social enterprise ‘Spraoi & Sport’ in Donegal.  

Click here to access a recording of the National Social Enterprise Conference 2020.