16:00 - 16:05 Welcome and Context Setting
- Welcome from Anne Davies, Professor of Law and Public Policy, University of Oxford Faculty of Law
- Context setting by Claire Dove CBE, Crown Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Representative
16:05 - 16:10 Insights from the Tussel Report
- Short presentation by Gus Tugendhat, Tussell, on UK Public Procurement through VCSEs
16:10 - 16:40 Panel Discussion facilitated by Claire Dove
Prompt for Presentations and Discussion:
- Why should or why shouldn’t government engage VCSEs or small businesses in public procurement?
- How to or how not to engage: What are the barriers for engagement and what regulatory reforms are needed? Is it working? How do we know if the engagement is happening and/or the big-picture promises are being realised?
Discussant panel:
- Ireland & the EU: Dr. Abby Semple, Procurement Analysis
- Australia: Dr. Nandita Das, Department of Planning and Environment (DPE), New South Wales Government
- South Africa: Dr. Allison Megan Anthony, University of South Africa
- UK: Dr. James Rees , University of Wolverhampton
- US: Dr J. Anthony Josey, Sr. Procurement Analyst, U.S. Department of State
16:40 - 16:55 Brief Responses & Q&A/Open Group Discussion
Respondent panel:
- Mat Ilic, Chief Development Officer, Catch22,
- Sandra Hamilton, Ph.D. Researcher, University of Manchester
- Other participants
16: 55 - 16:45 Reflections by Co-Chair Claire Dove
17:00 Session closed by Chair Anne Davies