Professional Procurement Skills

West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT)

Scan4Safety Lead

Stuart MacMillan is an award winning independent consultant, and having recently joined the ranks of Certified Healthcare CIO is leading the Scan4Safety Programme across the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of 6 acute Trusts with a shared vision to provide the best patient outcomes through innovation. Stuart is a huge advocate of standards & digital in healthcare and has over 12 years of experience in the NHS, most recently leading Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust through a successful implementation of GS1 standards, bringing about improved patient safety, reduced wastage and substantial financial savings.

PASS Training

Principal Consultant

Eddie is BiP Solutions’ Principal Procurement Consultant and working alongside the Client Services team, he frequently assists public sector organisations with clarification and interpretation of EU Directives and a wide variety of legislative issues. For the last 21 years Eddie has lectured regularly on procurement policy and processes at conferences and events, both on behalf of BiP and for a variety of other organisations. He also provides in-house training on the tendering process to personnel in both the public and private sectors.

PASS Training

Senior Consultant

Phil regularly provides advice and support to both public and private sector clients, handling a wide variety of procurement and tendering-related questions and challenges.

Phil has delivered presentations on procurement regulation, policy and processes at numerous public sector tendering and training events covering a diverse range of procurement-related topics, on behalf of both BiP Solutions and other organisations including the Scottish Government, the Supplier Development Programme and the Higher Education Procurement Academy.

During a two-year secondment to the Scottish Government’s procurement policy team Phil supported the transposition of the new procurement legislation, created and delivered a comprehensive training programme on the legislative changes and also delivered support to the Government’s Single Point of Enquiry and their European Structural Funds Team.

Before joining PASS, Phil spent three years as Interoperability Manager for the UK Government’s Supply2.gov.uk service. During this time he worked with public sector organisations to increase the number of opportunities available to SMEs through the portal, and with business support organisations and trade associations to help the SME community take advantage of this resource.

More recently, Phil has delivered a wide variety of procurement projects both in the UK and internationally, including providing UK defence exporters with a comprehensive guide to supplying the Japanese Ministry of Defence and wider defence sector (a Foreign and Commonwealth Office project); and delivery of a tailored procurement function to a UK contracting authority (including knowledge transfer, handbook and ongoing procurement support). He is currently writing a Foundation Course on public procurement for the Caribbean region.

Medicareplus International

Business Development Manager (Scotland)

Claire Dodds is Business Development Manager (Scotland) at Medicareplus International and has over 20 years experience of working closely throughout all NHS Health Boards in Scotland with Clinicians, Procurement Managers and Category Managers at National level.

Claire has been extensively involved in and has led National Framework Tender submissions, bringing an understanding of how crucial it is to achieve not only best value and effective supply chains, but also support championing national policies such as sustainability, supporting local communities, economic growth, innovation and patient safety.

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Trust

Consultant Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon

Graduating from the University of Sheffield Medical School on 2008 Laura then moved onto the North West Deanery from 2012 – 2017 following the Higher Surgical Training in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery until taking up a fellowship position in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle.
In Aug 2018 she attained the position of Consultant Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon at the Freeman, Newcastle whilst also becoming the Educational lead for Doctors in training.
Laura has also won both the Royal Society of Medicine Laryngology Gold Medal – Intercollegiate FRCS examination, Nov 2016 and the prize for best dissector in Head and Neck section – 7th Wrightington & Wigan ENT Dissection course, June 2013

PASS Training

Principal Consultant

Eddie is BiP Solutions’ Principal Procurement Consultant and working alongside the Client Services team, he frequently assists public sector organisations with clarification and interpretation of EU Directives and a wide variety of legislative issues. For the last 21 years Eddie has lectured regularly on procurement policy and processes at conferences and events, both on behalf of BiP and for a variety of other organisations. He also provides in-house training on the tendering process to personnel in both the public and private sectors.

PASS Training

Senior Consultant

Phil regularly provides advice and support to both public and private sector clients, handling a wide variety of procurement and tendering-related questions and challenges.

Phil has delivered presentations on procurement regulation, policy and processes at numerous public sector tendering and training events covering a diverse range of procurement-related topics, on behalf of both BiP Solutions and other organisations including the Scottish Government, the Supplier Development Programme and the Higher Education Procurement Academy.

During a two-year secondment to the Scottish Government’s procurement policy team Phil supported the transposition of the new procurement legislation, created and delivered a comprehensive training programme on the legislative changes and also delivered support to the Government’s Single Point of Enquiry and their European Structural Funds Team.

Before joining PASS, Phil spent three years as Interoperability Manager for the UK Government’s Supply2.gov.uk service. During this time he worked with public sector organisations to increase the number of opportunities available to SMEs through the portal, and with business support organisations and trade associations to help the SME community take advantage of this resource.

More recently, Phil has delivered a wide variety of procurement projects both in the UK and internationally, including providing UK defence exporters with a comprehensive guide to supplying the Japanese Ministry of Defence and wider defence sector (a Foreign and Commonwealth Office project); and delivery of a tailored procurement function to a UK contracting authority (including knowledge transfer, handbook and ongoing procurement support). He is currently writing a Foundation Course on public procurement for the Caribbean region.

PASS Training

Principal Consultant

Eddie is BiP Solutions’ Principal Procurement Consultant and working alongside the Client Services team, he frequently assists public sector organisations with clarification and interpretation of EU Directives and a wide variety of legislative issues. For the last 21 years Eddie has lectured regularly on procurement policy and processes at conferences and events, both on behalf of BiP and for a variety of other organisations. He also provides in-house training on the tendering process to personnel in both the public and private sectors.

PASS Training

Senior Consultant

Phil regularly provides advice and support to both public and private sector clients, handling a wide variety of procurement and tendering-related questions and challenges.

Phil has delivered presentations on procurement regulation, policy and processes at numerous public sector tendering and training events covering a diverse range of procurement-related topics, on behalf of both BiP Solutions and other organisations including the Scottish Government, the Supplier Development Programme and the Higher Education Procurement Academy.

During a two-year secondment to the Scottish Government’s procurement policy team Phil supported the transposition of the new procurement legislation, created and delivered a comprehensive training programme on the legislative changes and also delivered support to the Government’s Single Point of Enquiry and their European Structural Funds Team.

Before joining PASS, Phil spent three years as Interoperability Manager for the UK Government’s Supply2.gov.uk service. During this time he worked with public sector organisations to increase the number of opportunities available to SMEs through the portal, and with business support organisations and trade associations to help the SME community take advantage of this resource.

More recently, Phil has delivered a wide variety of procurement projects both in the UK and internationally, including providing UK defence exporters with a comprehensive guide to supplying the Japanese Ministry of Defence and wider defence sector (a Foreign and Commonwealth Office project); and delivery of a tailored procurement function to a UK contracting authority (including knowledge transfer, handbook and ongoing procurement support). He is currently writing a Foundation Course on public procurement for the Caribbean region.