Public Sector Procurement for Non-Specialists

Procurement and Supply Chain|2 days|Classroom or live online

Public Sector Procurement for Non-Specialists is built for delegates who need to be useful in this area quickly. It starts at first principles and works through supplier relationship management and warehouse operations without assuming prior specialist training. The programme exists because category spend is one of the few remaining places to find margin without cutting headcount, and because capability in this area is usually built on the job with no structure behind it. Delegates leave able to work confidently with e-procurement systems, contract negotiation and supplier development in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

Bring e-procurement systems into line with current good practice, measured against ISO 20400 on sustainable procurement
Put contract negotiation on a footing they can defend to a reviewer
Take ownership of supplier development rather than escalating it
Review bid adjudication and say plainly whether it is working

What the course covers

Supplier relationship management
Warehouse operations
E-procurement systems
Contract negotiation
Supplier development
Bid adjudication
Logistics management

Who should attend

supply chain managers
procurement managers
contract administrators
sourcing specialists

Fees

South Africa	R10 000
Elsewhere in Africa and the Gulf	USD 1 100
Live online	USD 900

Per delegate, for the full 2 days. Covers tuition, course materials and refreshments. Excludes travel and accommodation. South African courses carry VAT at 15%; on deliveries outside South Africa the VAT position is confirmed on the quotation, because it depends on where your organisation is registered.

Scheduled dates

26 to 27 Oct 2026	Kigali	USD 1 100
18 to 19 Jan 2027	Nairobi	USD 1 100
8 to 9 Mar 2027	Pretoria	R10 000
19 to 20 Apr 2027	Durban	R10 000
17 to 18 May 2027	Durban	R10 000
28 to 29 Jun 2027	Cape Town	R10 000
9 to 10 Aug 2027	Johannesburg	R10 000
6 to 7 Sep 2027	Cape Town	R10 000
11 to 12 Oct 2027	Dar es Salaam	USD 1 100
15 to 16 Nov 2027	Durban	R10 000

Dates are the published schedule at the time this page was printed. We also run this programme on request, and in-house for a full team.

How to book

Call 069 221 6943 or email info@isptrainings.co.za with the date and the number of delegates. We reply with a written quotation and an invoice. A registration is not a confirmed booking until we confirm it in writing.

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