Procurement Policy Workshops

  • 2 x 3.5 hour workshops via Zoom plus follow up calls
  • Laptop Required
  • Bespoke price on application
  • Max. 15 attendees

Enables procurement and outsourcing managers to embed accessibility in the processes, RFPs and contracts for procuring procuring digital tools, and outsourcing aspects of their digital products and marketing campaigns.

Most organisations procure or outsource many aspects of their digital products and marketing campaigns, whether it’s outsourcing the creation of their websites, procuring digital tools for staff, or sub-contracting elements of a multi-channel campaign.

These workshops lead you through:

  • how to specify accessibility requirements for each different type of product/campaign, and set up your relationships with vendors and suppliers contractually so you can be sure they’ll deliver to those accessibility requirements
  • how to approach your current vendors and suppliers who you didn’t require accessibility from contractually, but you now need it
You will learn how to...

Embed accessibility in your procurement processes, RFPs and contracts

  • Why accessibility is important for procurement
  • The 5 key questions to ask of suppliers
  • Where accessibility matters through the procurement cycle
  • Specifying accessibility requirements for clear procurement of different types of tool, site and campaign
  • Adding accessibility to your request for proposals
  • Adding accessibility to your selection process
  • Adding accessibility to your contracts and terms & conditions
  • How to monitor success during the contract

Who is it for?

Suitable for anyone who handles procurement of digital products or components, or Software as a Service tools; or outsourcing to digital agencies and contractors / freelancers

Benefits

To you

  • Where to embed accessibility in your procurement processes
  • How to embed accessibility in your RFP/IT documentation
  • How to embed accessibility in your product & supplier selection processes - what questions to ask
  • How to read VPATs and other accessibility information provided by vendors in selection processes
  • How to embed accessibility in your contracts (SOWs and MSAs)

To your organisation

  • Better chance of procuring accessible tools and services via embedding it into your existing procurement and governance
  • Clear ownership of what documents to update and what to change
  • Example templates and sample wording from Hassell Inclusion to improve your procurement documents
  • Support and guidance on changes you make after the workshop

Prerequisites

Skills

  • Bring your organisation's existing procurement policy and processes to the workshops
  • Bring your organisation's existing RFP/ITT template to the workshops
  • Bring your organisation's existing products and services terms and conditions and contracts to the workshops

Tech

  • You own computer to connect to the Zoom call

Meet one of our trainersAbout Peter

Peter is a Chartered Engineer with nearly 30 years of experience around the delivery of business and technology change. Building his core skills with the likes of Price Waterhouse, Andersen, Deloitte and Hitachi, he has worked with all sizes of business from one person start-ups to multi-nationals, and has delivered work in the UK, Europe, South Africa and the USA.

Find out more about Peter

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