Webinar - introduction to procurement for librarians in higher education - SUPC

Library teams, like all university departments are trying to deliver the best quality service with limited resources.  Sector spend, however, is considerable with almost £120 million being spent via the SUPC-managed library agreements alone in 2019-20, with additional spend through other library agreements. This spend needs to happen responsibly and one way for library teams to achieve better value is to work effectively with their procurement colleagues.

Some libraries work closely and harmoniously with procurement colleagues, in some smaller institutions there may be little or zero procurement support available at all.

This webinar assumes no particular prior knowledge and will introduce some procurement fundamentals to help librarians work effectively with procurement colleagues or, if operating without support, remain on the right side of regulations and best practice.

When - Thursday 26th May, 10:30am

Where – Online – Register here

The webinar will cover:

• Procurement teams and what they can do for you
• Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in a nutshell – and why you should care
• How Framework Agreements lighten the load
• Explaining complex products such as e-book licences
• Useful resources

While aimed mainly at Content/Acquisitions/Subscriptions librarians, all are welcome and plenty of time will be allowed for discussion and questions.