Description
The session aims to give an overview of Crown Commercial Service, what they do and where they can support on your Towns Fund journey.
As Towns continue to prepare their Business Cases and look at the delivery phase of the projects, it is important that Towns look at what routes to market are available and to consider factors such as; sustainability, social value and carbon net zero when aligning projects with their own local priorities and targets.
This session will include a 30 minute presentation, followed by a 20 minute open question and answer session.
About the speakers
Darren Moore MCIPS (Head of Construction Growth) has extensive experience in developing commercial strategies across various categories that support public sector organisations, including Local Government, in procuring their built estate requirements. With over 15 years spent in the construction category, Darren has specific experience across construction professional services and more recently, in developing a new construction works category.
Craig Garsed MCIPS (Category Lead Construction) is a procurement professional with extensive public sector procurement experience working primarily within Local Government before more recently moving into the Civil Service. Craig is currently a Category Lead on the CCS Construction Works & Services framework agreement.
Irene Crothers (Senior Account Manager – North East) joined CCS in June 2019 as a Strategic Business Manager working in the Customer Experience Team and responsible for developing customer engagement primarily in the Local Authority and Not for Profit sectors in the North East, Yorkshire & Humber region. Previously she spent 20 years at HM Land Registry as a Business Development Manager driving growth and cost efficiencies to large private / public sector customers concentrating in the areas of infrastructure transport projects such as Thames Tideway Tunnel, HS2 & Crossrail and the financial, utilities/energy and legal sectors.
Alex Byrne (Senior Account Manager – North West) joined CCS in July 2019 following 10 years in the education sector working to support recruitment and staffing solutions with a range of customers across the North. At CCS he has been supporting Local Authority & Education customers to access a range of CCS solutions.