1. Colin Bluck South West Regional Coordinator
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Colin Bluck
South West Regional Coordinator

2. South West Supply Side 80,000+ South West Supplier Businesses?
Overlap (Somerset CC = 30,000 suppliers) (Total Somerset businesses = 20,000)
Less than 50% SME’s with
Less than 20% SME’s with active website

3. Issues Gov’t Focus on E-Enabling Public Bodies
Potential failure of many smaller suppliers
Recognition of issue by SW Business Links
Potential for duplication and confusion
Current collaboration / relationships / ideas

4. South West Initiatives
Bristol City Council (BL West -Donovan Taylor)
Berkshire & Wiltshire (BL B&W - Peter Beech Allan)
Exeter City Council (BL D&C - Barnaby Harris)
Somerset County Council (BL Somerset - Robert Heap Hammond / SCC - Gary Russ)
Force 4 /SWRDA- Encouraging new suppliers (Jan Bennett - Gloucestershire - June 18th)
Consortium (Dudley George / BASDA)

5. MOD - (Major supplier development programme) AND?
Other Links
Best Value Procurement Ltd - MalcolmRosier
SWRDA - David Spruce (Source South West Website)
South West Supplier Federation (Dorset, Somerset, Devon & Cornwall Police + others)
MOD - (Major supplier development programme)
AND?