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Andy Davies

Andy Davies

With: LUPC

Role: Director

Andy is a career procurement professional with 25 years’ experience in both public and private sectors, specialising in collaborative procurement and contract management. Andy is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply and has an MBA from Kingston Business School.

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Managing outsourced contracts

10 tips for managing outsourced contracts

Andy Davies -
Outsourcing is an increasingly popular way for universities to keep costs down and to focus their activities on their core business, but there are risks involved. London Universities Purchasing Consortium's Andy Davies gives his top 10 tips for managing big-ticket outsourced contracts.

Events

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5-6 October: AURIL conference, Bristol

Efficiency Exchange -
This conference will explore how universities are using their global networks and partners to achieve more far-reaching knowledge exchange impacts and create new international business partnerships in other regions of the world.

10 October: Higher education conference and exhibition, London

Efficiency Exchange -
This year’s event will tackle the challenges and opportunities that come with increased competition and choice in the sector off the back of momentous higher education reforms. Delegates will gain an exclusive introduction to the Office for Students, learn how to establish their institution as an international brand, debate the drive for digital in the sector and identify ways to enhance the student experience.

Popular posts

Preparing Unconfident Adults to Access STEM Degrees

John Butcher -
In the second of our series on widening participation, Dr John Butcher at the Open University reflects on the benefits of the ‘Preparatory Programme', aimed at supporting mature students succeed in STEM courses.

How to create a lean team

Rachel McAssey -
Institutions implementing a lean strategy need to think carefully about who will support it. The University of Sheffield’s Rachel McAssey explains some of the elements that make up a successful lean team.
Jean Mutton

Service design for universities

Jean Mutton -
Sometimes solutions are under our noses - you just need the right approach to unlock them. In this post, consultant Jean Mutton explains service design, which she says is for anyone who often thinks "there must be a better way".

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