Construction Procurement Opportunities
Join Team Lincolnshire and their Ambassadors for the Soup & Sarnie Networking at 1:45pm. (early entry from 1:15pm for those wishing to network with a drink from the bar prior)
Open to all attendees, tickets are just £20 + VAT.
This relaxed but high-value networking session brings together senior figures from across the region, with key speakers from Lincolnshire County Council, City of Lincoln Council and Lindum Group sharing updates and insights into Infrastructure and procurement opportunities across Lincolnshire.
It’s a prime opportunity to:
- Continue conversations started on the exhibition floor
- Gain valuable regional insight direct from those shaping procurement decisions
- Build meaningful connections in a focused, informal setting
- A must-attend session for anyone serious about construction, property and regional growth.
Sponsored and hosted by Team Lincolnshire
Launched in 2017, Team Lincolnshire is a partnership of member organisations from the private and public sectors – known as Ambassadors. We work together to:
- Support the growth and success of Greater Lincolnshire’s businesses and industry sectors
- Promote Greater Lincolnshire – to attract investment, and highlight the region’s substantial benefits as a place to start a business, live, work, learn, and enjoy a superb quality of life
Team Lincolnshire is funded through member subscriptions and contributions from Lincolnshire County Council. As well as exemplifying private-public sector partnership working, the involvement of key public sector stakeholders enables member businesses to influence regional strategies that affect them, their industry sector, and the wider economy.
Sam Edwards – Head of Highways Infrastructure and Laboratory Services at Lincolnshire County Council
Join Sam Edwards, Head of Highways Infrastructure and Laboratory Services at Lincolnshire County Council, as he delivers an insightful presentation around current and future projects across our region.
Sam is a professionally qualified Civil Engineer with engineering, project management and leadership qualifications. He is also an accredited contractual Project Manager and a membership reviewer for the Institution of Civil Engineers. His background is in highway design with both design and site supervision experience. He has since transitioned from the design element of projects to the client role, before progressing to Head of Service in 2019.
Sam leads a team of Project Managers who act as internal clients for highway capital funded projects. These projects range from modest schemes to major highway projects up to a value of c£200m, such as the Grantham Southern Relief Road, Spalding Western Relief Road and the North Hykeham Relief Road.
Sam is accountable for a materials laboratory which provides a range of specialist investigation and consultancy services in material, pavements and geotechnical engineering.
Sam sits on various regional and national bodies, including ADEPT Transport and Connectivity, The Midlands Highway Alliance, and the East Midlands Infrastructure Partnership in collaboration with East Midlands Councils.
Dave Pennington – Head of Capital Delivery and Professional Services at Lincolnshire County Council
Delegates will hear how LCC procure its property related construction projects. This will include the use of frameworks and when they tender. This will cover jobs in value from £50k to £50m, ranging from minor Repairs and Maintenance through to major capital schemes. Dave will also be offering contractors and the supply chain hints and tips about how to win this work.
Dave Pennington is an experienced property and capital delivery leader with over 13 years in public sector construction. As Head of Capital Delivery and Professional Services at Lincolnshire County Council, he oversees a £160m capital programme. Dave has delivered nationally recognised projects, including a £101m Special School programme and the UK’s first award-winning Tri-Service Emergency Hub.
Delegates will hear from the City of Lincoln Council and Lindum Group a they give an update on Charterholme.
Kate Ellis is the Strategic Director of Major Developments at the City of Lincoln Council.
As joint landowner/master-developer for the Charterholme development, Kate will set out the Council’s ambitious infrastructure and new homes delivery plan over the next 4 years for the Council’s portion of the development, identifying the opportunity for local involvement and the wider investment potential this presents including skills development and job opportunities for local people.
Kate is the strategic lead on all the Council’s major development, investment, infrastructure, net carbon zero,climate change mitigation/adaptation and economic growth initiatives. Kate leads the development of the policies, translating them into deliverable projects and then overseeing their implementation ensuring the direct and indirect benefits are realised. Kate and the team continue to develop and deliver a wide range of projects from a large-scale development of a new neighbourhood, new homes, to a new city investment and inclusive economic growth plan reflecting the priorities within the Council’s Vision 2030 priorities.
Kate has worked for the City of Lincoln Council for nearly 30 years within a diverse range of roles covering Business Services, Funding, Commercial Development, Planning, Heritage, Economic Growth, Partnerships and Regeneration. Prior to this, Kate spent 5 years in the private sector following the completion of her law degree, including management within the commercial leisure sector