Conferences & Events

BiP Solutions supports its customers through a rapidly growing programme of seminars and events.

With its in-depth understanding of public procurement, BiP is strongly placed to deliver expert training and advice for buyers on how to comply with, and benefit from, new procurement legislation.

BiP manages over 200 events across the UK during each year, including large-scale conferences held on behalf of a number of clients and bespoke training seminars. BiP provides a total event solution, including marketing, event design, exhibition sales, on-the-day management and post-event evaluation and accounting. During 2009, nearly 17,000 delegates attended an event organised by BiP Solutions.

Previous events clients include the Scottish Government, Ministry of Defence and the Society of Procurement Officers in Local Government. In addition, BiP created Scotland’s first annual national procurement conference and exhibition, Procurex Scotland, in 2008; and in March 2010, BiP's single largest event – Procurex National – was held at the NEC in Birmingham. BiP also organises the Government Opportunities (GO) magazine National Excellence in Public Procurement Awards, which since 2008 have been supplemented by the GO Awards Scotland.

In 2009, BiP launched the Supply National SME Engagement Programme – a series of procurement workshops designed to give SMEs in-depth training to help improve their knowledge and understanding of important areas within procurement. GO magazine also hosts a number of conferences aimed at the public and private sectors throughout the year.

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