Public Procurement: Global Revolution Conference

12/08/2023

Public Procurement: Global Revolution 2024
17-18 June 2024
East Midlands Conference Centre, The University of Nottingham, University Park Campus, Nottingham, NG7 2RD

We are pleased to invite submissions from anyone wishing to present papers. Please send abstracts of no more than 300 words by 15 October 2023 to [email protected].

Acceptance will usually follow by 15 November, although can be provided earlier in the event that the visa process requires earlier confirmation.

Full papers are required by April 2024.

For further information for potential speakers see the conference website at grppconference.com

Key conference themes are the following, but we also welcome submissions on other areas:

International, including the work of OECD, UNCITRAL, WTO and Multilateral Development Banks:

Human Rights and due diligence in public procurement
Food procurement and food systems
Dispute avoidance and alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
Protecting procurement awards through effective contract management
Security of supplies and procurement

Procurement in practice:

Procurement and AI
Procurement and digitalization
Gender procurement
Sustainability and climate change
Collaborative procurement
Infrastructure procurement and collaborative contracts
Procuring for a circular economy
Procurement for bioeconomy solutions

EU/UK:

New Procurement Act etc.
Social value procurement
Defence procurement
Healthcare procurement
Procurement of innovation

As in previous conferences, we anticipate that a small number of bursaries for early career academics from the Global South and practitioners to support participation at the conference will be available. Applications will open in October with further details to be found on our website in due course.

We look forward to seeing you in 2024!

Annamaria LaChimia and Peter Trepte
Conference Directors
Public Procurement Research Group, The University of Nottingham

The Global Revolution series of conferences has become a firm fixture in the public procurement calendar since its inception in 1997.

02/06/2022

The draft programme for the 2022 conference is now available at: https://tinyurl.com/yzwpz95m, although it is subject to change and correction up to the date of the conference. It will be posted on our website shortly.

Book your place now, if you have not already done so!

16/05/2022

We are pleased to announce that a small number of bursaries to support participation at our Public Procurement: Global Revolution XI conference are now available.
The UK-based Procurement Lawyers Association (PLA) will be offering a number of bursaries of up to £750 to attend the Global Revolution Conference. Applications are invited from PLA members and from those interested in procurement practice in the UK. Junior lawyers and those starting out in practice are particularly welcome to apply.
The Public Procurement Research Group of the University of Nottingham will be offering bursaries of up to £1,000 for overseas applicants.

Please send your applications by close of business on Friday 27 May 2022 using the form on our website, setting out in no more than 300 words why you would benefit from the bursary.

The bursaries will cover the registration fee (reduced rate of £295) and a contribution to travel and accommodation costs up to the total available per person.
Link to the application form here:

We are pleased to announce that a small number of bursaries to support participation at our Public Procurement: Global Revolution XI conference are now available. The UK-based Procurement Lawyers Association (PLA) will be offering a number of bursaries of up to £750 to attend the Global Revolut...

22/10/2021

Advance Notice

Public Procurement: Global Revolution XI
13-14 June 2022

Having relied upon technology to host a successful virtual event in June 2021 due to the ongoing uncertainty over the Coronavirus pandemic, the Public Procurement Research Group is now very pleased to be able to announce that the next in our series of Global Revolution conferences, Public Procurement: Global Revolution XI will now be held in person once again on 13-14 June 2022 at the East Midlands Conference Centre. All necessary precautions will be taken to ensure the wellbeing of everyone involved.

There will also be a hybrid element to the event, including access to the keynote sessions, which will run in parallel, but the conference itself will be in person. There will not be virtual access to the full programme.

Detailed information will appear on the conference website shortly but you can visit it now to find out about previous conferences. A call for papers will be published imminently.

Please e-mail [email protected] to register your interest and to receive e-mail updates.

12/04/2021

We are pleased to announce our one-day special virtual event replacing the planned "on site" Public Procurement: Global Revolution X conference which has now been moved to 13-14 June 2022.

This special virtual event will feature an extended plenary session in which we will bring you a line-up of renowned speakers from major international organisations, academe and practice, giving you an in-depth update on what is happening globally in the world of procurement regulation. There will also be a special half-day session on proposed procurement reform in the UK under the Green Paper, featuring key speakers from the Cabinet Office.

The event is structured around two main sessions, in the morning and the afternoon. You may register for either one of these sessions or both:

Morning session (9.30-12.30 BST)

Procurement Reform in the UK – the Green Paper explained.
Panel discussion on the Green Paper

Afternoon session (14.30-17.30 BST)

International Round-up
Panel discussion on Covid-19 – with the benefit of hindsight…

A full programme will appear on our conference website shortly: www.grppconference.com

The event is sponsored by Trowers & Hamlins who are kindly providing the webinar platform.

To register: https://trowers.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FTwhUderTLyAoEHG7P6ckA

or visit our website...

07/07/2020

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, we have reluctantly decided to postpone our forthcoming Public Procurement: Global Revolution X conference to June 2022. Our priority is to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone involved.It will now take place on 13-14 June 2022.

However, we have also decided to run a free-of-charge virtual 'Global Revolution Special' in 2021 on the date originally foreseen (but just one day - 22 June).

Details will be provided closer to the time on our website: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pprg/events/2021/global-revolution-x.aspx

Save both dates in your diary. We look forward to seeing you in 2021 and 2022!

We are pleased to announce that the next in our series of Global Revolution conferences, Public Procurement: Global Revolution X, will now take place on 13-14 June 2022.

23/01/2020

We can now announce that 21-22 June 2021 are the dates to save if you are interested in attending Public Procurement: Global Revolution X at the University of Nottingham! Themes have not yet been set. However, the planned new regulations for the post-Brexit UK will certainly feature heavily, along with new developments and trends around the world. We aim to launch our brand new bespoke website for the event in April so watch this space or the Public Procurement Research Group’s website for further news soon.

www.grppconference.com

23/01/2020

12/07/2016

The University of Nottingham

Call for Papers

Public Procurement: Global Revolution VIII
20th Anniversary Event
12-13 June 2017

The 20th anniversary of Global Revolution: reflections on two decades of public procurement reform

We are pleased to invite submissions from anyone wishing to present papers at this event. Please send abstracts of no more than 300 words by 23 September 2016 to [email protected]. Full papers will be required by April 2017. For further information for potential speakers see www.grppconference.com

Key conference themes are the following, but we welcome submissions on any other topical areas:

International

• Reform of MDB procurement systems: first steps and future prognosis
• Procurement and trade: WTO initiatives, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the Trans Pacific Partnership and other new developments
• The first five years of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Public Procurement 2011: implementation and lessons learnt
• Human rights, the environment and economic/SME development: can procurement drive reform?
• Debarment and self-cleaning: lessons from national and international experience

EU/UK

• Implications of Brexit for public procurement
• The Concessions Directive: implementation, experiences and issues of concern towards mandatory electronic procurement in the EU
• Dynamic purchasing systems and framework agreements: impact of the 2014 directives
• Enforcing EU public procurement law: where to next?

Visit the conference website to find out about previous conferences, and register your interest to receive email updates:
www.grppconference.com

Sue Arrowsmith and Peter Trepte
Conference Directors
Public Procurement Research Group

Conference sponsored by Achilles

Public Procurement: Global Revolution VII – The University of Nottingham. The 7th public procurement conference, hosted by the Public Procurement Research Group, University of Nottingham; sponsored by Achilles.

01/02/2016

Public Procurement: Global Revolution VIII
Save the Date: the next in our series of conferences will take place on 12-13 June 2017 at the East Midlands Conference Centre on the University of Nottingham campus.

Visit the conference webpage and register your interest to receive e-mail updates (http://grppconference.com/)

A call for papers will follow shortly but feel free to send ideas for topics and papers at any time.

Public Procurement: Global Revolution VII – The University of Nottingham. The 7th public procurement conference, hosted by the Public Procurement Research Group, University of Nottingham; sponsored by Achilles.

17/04/2015

It's nearly here!! Just over 8 weeks to go until Global Revolution VII commences - looking forward to seeing many of you again at this highly regarded event, but if you haven't already booked your place, please visit http://store.nottingham.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&prodid=436&catid=27

The seventh in a series of successful international conferences on Procurement Regulation.