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  • Fit for Business events - Presentations and handouts

    Keep up to date with procurement opportunities by attending our range of networking events and workshops. If you've missed out on an event or you want to recap, then check out some of the useful information below including presentations and handouts.

     

    6th April 2011- Meet the Buyer event at West Ham United Football Ground:

     

    Overview of Newham Regeneration Projects and Opportunities

    London Borough of Newham.

     

    London 2012: LOCOG Procurement Update - opportunities to help stage the Games

    Laurie Neville, Procurement Programme Manager. LOCOG

     

    Business Opportunities: Games preparations and CompeteFor update

    Brett Taylor, CEO, London Business Network

     

    Overview of Crossrail South East Section project and possible supply-chain packages

    Bob Brannan, Project Director, Balfour Beatty Rail

     

    How to sell to Newham Council

    Heather Cutler, Senior Procurement Manager, London Borough of Newham

     

    How to use NECTR (Newham’s Electronic Tendering Portal) 

          

    East London Solutions Framework - London Borough of Newham

    David Walsh, Buyer, Works Category. London Borough of Newham

     

    15th July 2010 - Summer Networking event in collaboration with the Newham Chamber of Commerce, held at Crowne Plaza Inn:

     

    Westfield Stratford City - John Watson

     

    18th June 2010 - 'Meet the Buyer' event in collaboration with Newham Council, held at the Stratford Town Hall:

    Welcome and introductions from Fit for Business

    Regeneration in Newham – an overview of forthcoming projects and opportunities from Newham Council

    CompeteFor: opportunities for East London businesses with London 2012 and other major buyers  

    General advice on tendering for work in Newham and other local authorities – the dreaded PQQ

    Success story from Durkan, a local business supplying to Newham Council

    Using NECTR to tender for work in Newham – there are no slides for this session. Please see http://nectr.newham.gov.uk/

    General advice on Working with Newham

     

     

     

    • Newham College of Further Education
    • London Borough of Newham
    • European Union, European Regional Development Fund
    • London Development Agency
    • European Union, European Social Fund
    • Department for Work and Pensions
    • Skills Funding Agency
    • European Investment Fund