Date/Time
Date(s) - November 16 2023
10:00am - 2:00pm
Location
Birmingham – Venue TBC
The Department for Transport (DfT) Group and other key stakeholders are hosting an in-person Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Meet the Buyer Event in Birmingham on the 16th of November, 10am to 2pm, location TBC.
The event takes place on Social Enterprise Day and forms an integral part of Social Economy Drive 2023, a celebration of all things social enterprise and social economy growth across the West Midlands.
If you are a VCSE supplier and want to register an interest in attending the Meet the Buyer event, please click here .
Please note, the deadline to register is the 20th of October.
The events will include:
- Keynote from Andy Street, Mayor for the West Midlands.
- Keynote Claire Dove CBE, VCSE Crown Representative.
- Keynote from Paul Rodgers, Department for Transport Group Commercial Director and Government Commercial Function Leadership Group SME sponsor.
- Networking with the Department for Transport, HS2 Ltd, Network Rail, National Highways and many more to enhance the transparency of pipeline information and innovation opportunities.
- Key suppliers sharing best practice on how to become a sub-contractor in the supply chain.
- Networking with Crown Commercial Service will provide details on the SME friendly frameworks available and how to enrol.
Any queries please contact gcdsmelead@dft.gov.uk
