05 June 2020 
Corinne Merriman, Events Manager
As organisations start planning for their staff and students to return to work we are focussing on how we can support you with guidance and advice in this area.
Neil Budworth, Chair of the Universities Safety and Health Association (USHA) and Health and Safety and Risk Manager Loughborough University, will talk about getting ready to return to work, wellbeing and social distancing in a University environment. He will then share information on what we can expect to need to plan for in the coming months; using research and knowledge of international frameworks from New Zealand and Northern Ireland he will explain how we might be able to map our requirements linked to changing alert levels.
Myles Woodman, Procurement Officer, Crescent Purchasing Consortium, will then introduce the new Personal Protective Equipment Framework, explaining how you can make best use of the pre-agreed terms and rates and what your key considerations should be when calling off from this agreement.
Recognising the pressure all organisations are now under to reduce costs, produce efficiencies and reduce risk whilst continuing to work effectively, we are pleased to support you with two webinar sessions.
10.00 – 11.00 The first event will be led by Joel Arber, SUMS Consulting and Linda Crotty, Procurement Shared Services. Joel and Linda will look at how COVID-19 is reshaping universities for a more efficient future, with the focus being on major efficiency programmes impacting non-pay spend. The session will outline the key steps attendees need to be taking towards making efficiencies now to ensure they can welcome students in the years ahead.
11:30 - 12:30 In the second webinar LUPC’s Roy Dennis, will introduce us to the Debt Recovery Framework. Two suppliers: Harrison Clark Rickerbys and Oriel Collections will provide more specific information on Student versus Corporate Debt Recovery and the Future Challenges Post COVID-19.
