Become supplier of choice: win on more than price

Описание: Large organisations — especially public bodies and universities — increasingly choose suppliers based on far more than price. This session explains what procurement teams actually look for, how environmental and social criteria are weighted, and how SMEs can position themselves to win tenders.

You’ll learn how quality, data protection, carbon, social value and modern slavery considerations feed into real scoring frameworks.

Keywords: supplier of choice, UK procurement, social value portal, scope 3 suppliers, tender scoring

Chapters:
00:38 Understanding price–quality splits
01:16 Key quality criteria: specification, delivery, value-add
03:03 Environmental impacts in tenders: logistics, packaging, emissions
03:28 Equity, diversity and inclusion considerations
04:01 Social value: internships, community benefit, local impact
04:18 Modern slavery risks in supply chains
04:50 Procurement Act 2023: what SMEs need to know
05:22 Maximising public benefit in procurement
05:52 Find a Tender: how contracts are now published
06:11 Proportionate financial and insurance requirements
06:59 How procurement templates embed sustainability
07:55 What suppliers must submit: emissions, plans or questionnaire
09:40 How TOMs (Themes, Outcomes, Measures) scoring works
10:21 Why all this matters: SMEs can win on quality, impact and trust

Speakers:

James Trotter:   / james-trotter-40486161  
Dr Sandra Lee:   / dr-sandra-lee  
Alice Jackson:   / alice-michelle-jackson  

Resources

Net Zero supplier tool: https://netzero.net-positive.org/
Social value portal: https://www.socialvalueportal.com/sol...

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