John
McClelland endorses GO Award
John
McClelland, author of the Review of Public Procurement
in Scotland, has endorsed one of the categories in
the 2008 Government Opportunities (GO) magazine
Awards Scotland.
The
GO/John F. McClelland Collaborative Procurement
Award,
which recognises the achievements of public sector
organisations working together to deliver more effective
and better value services, is being supported by Mr
McClelland, who underlined the essential role that
collaboration can play in procurement in his 2006
Review.
Mr
McClelland said: "I am delighted to endorse
the GO/John F. McClelland Collaborative Procurement
Award. My Review of Public Procurement in Scotland
highlighted collaboration as an important factor
in improving the efficiency of public procurement,
and I believe this Award will stimulate further development
in this area by highlighting the best examples of
it."
Grahame Steed, Managing Editor of GO magazine,
said: “It says a great deal that someone
of John McClelland’s stature is pleased to associate
himself with this Award. We are pleased to have his
support, and hope that this will encourage organisations
which have been successful in collaborative ventures
to enter the Awards.”
The
GO Awards Scotland, organised by BiP Solutions
Ltd, are the first awards dedicated to public procurement
in the region. They build upon the success of the
national GO Awards, which are recognised
as the UK’s leading public procurement awards.
Eight categories are available for entrants, including
Best Service, Sustainability, Individual Excellence,
Team Excellence and the Healthcare Supplier Award.
Entries are sought from public and private sector
organisations based in Scotland, or supplying the
Scottish public sector.
The
judging panel for the GO Awards Scotland
includes many of Scotland’s most prominent procurement
professionals and business leaders, including Nick
Bowd, Director of the Scottish Procurement
Directorate; Iain McMillan, Director
of CBI Scotland; Dr Lesley Sawers,
CEO of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry,
Brian Baverstock, Chief Executive
of Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges
and Jim Miller, Strategic Sourcing
Director for NHS Scotland. Mr McClelland
is also a judge, as is Duncan Eaton,
former Chief Executive of NHS PASA and member of the
judging panel for the national GO Awards.
The
GO Awards Scotland are being held in conjunction
with Procurex, Scotland’s first dedicated
private and public sector procurement exhibition.
Procurex is being held at the SECC in Glasgow on
29 and 30 October 2008. The deadline for entries
into the GO
Awards Scotland is 26 September.
Further
information on the GO Awards Scotland can
be found HERE
Enquires
regarding the GO Awards Scotland can be addressed
to shellie.toal@bipsolutions.com
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