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PUBLIC SECTOR DECISION MAKING AND PURCHASE CYCLEThe cycle shows the various stages that the public sector goes through in its decision making and purchasing process. Dods can help you highlight your brand or organisation and interact with the public sector at these stages to help reach your business goals.

TENDER

WIN CONTRACT

CHALLENGE

POLICY

IDENTIFY ENGAGE

DISSEMINATEUNDERSTAND

• Upcoming opportunities - align your company before tenders hit bid channels

• Target market - discover where the perception to buy your solutions is most favourable

• Policy developments and bid notifications - keep up-to-date and ahead of competitors

• Future strategy - inform and establish yourself as an innovator and thought leader

• Emerging government policies and strategies - identify what’s affecting your target market

• Determine your competition - help make your bid more successful

• Understand purchasing histories - be aware of contractor preferences

• Extend your public sector contacts - gain knowledge of the people who matter

• Create business opportunities within government - create tailored messaging using your understanding the public sector’s needs

• Drive interest in your products and service - highlight your expertise through the use of public sector focused collateral

• Highlight your capabilities in context - align your message with government policy

• Establish strategic alliances - align yourself with prime government contractors

• Make your marketing more effective - improve the business development team’s public sector knowledge

REACTIVEPROACTIVE

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PUBLICSECTOR

RESEARCH, PEOPLE, DATA & POLLING

AWARDS

SUMMITS

BESPOKECONFERENCES

POLICY & PRACTICEBRIEFINGS

WEBSITESPRINT

PUBLISHING

EVENTS

TRAINING

UK BASED

INTERNATIONAL

DODS PUBLIC SECTORDods Public Sector is the UK’s leading provider of products and services to facilitate engagement with government. Our integrated multimedia platforms mean we are uniquely placed to enable clients to gain expert understanding of, and develop lasting relationships with, local and central government and the health service.

Trusted and respected by our partners, Dods Public Sector has a reputation for honesty, objectivity and a deep understanding of government and health service culture, ethos and working methods.

Our partners include NHS England and the Cabinet Office.

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WHITE PAPERS

White papers are a powerful medium for highlighting areas of business experts. White papers can be hosted on a dedicated section on www.publictechnology.net or www.civilserviceworld.com.

LEAD GENERATIONMARKET INTELLIGENCE

RESEARCHGain a deeper insight into your market and establish yourself as an innovator and thought leader by commissioning an in-depth research report.

We work with you to determine the insight you need to meet your key business goals, then carefully plan and carry out the necessary research. Our approach takes into account the views of decision-makers and end users to provide a comprehensive, focused study that will enable you to make better, more informed decisions.

PEOPLE DATAHarness the power to reach the people who matter in the civil service with Dods Civil Service People, featuring details of more than 5,000 key decision makers across the organisation and 400 more in-depth profiles of senior individuals.

Whether you want to invite permanent secretaries to your white paper launch, or simply identify your key IT or Procurement audience, Civil Service People is the most reliable and accurate resource available.

POLLINGInform future strategy in public sector spheres by commissioning a poll from our expert team. This service helps raise the profile of your organisation, gauge the perception of your brand and measure sentiment.

The perfect complement to our monitoring service, our polling consultants work with you to examine your key objectives. We plan the necessary research to deliver the right information to meet your requirements.

Our strong reputation and extensive network of contacts provides Dods with comprehensive access to UK politicians, including MPs, peers, prospective parliamentary candidates, MEPs, MSPs and local councillors. We also offer full support in drafting questions and interpreting the results.

KEEPING ABREAST OF POLITICAL AND POLICY DEVELOPMENTS, WITH TAILORED TIMELY INTELLIGENCE

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EVENTS

Reach the most senior figures from across the health and social care spectrum. Building on

the success of last year’s inaugural conference, Future of Health provides an arena for senior health and social figures to develop a whole-

system approach to health care. Through a unique partnership between NHS England, UCLPartners

and Dods, this national conference attracts over 400 leaders from across the improvement,

commissioning and provider landscapes. With the People’s Panel focusing speakers and delegates

alike on patient needs, Future of Health continues to set the pace for change in

the long term.

Engage with ICT professionals from across the public sector. With councils, the NHS, emergency services and the third sector

facing tighter budgets and heightened citizen expectations, there is a real need to construct

and realise a compelling vision for online public services. Socitm provides an exciting opportunity to ensure this happens. Drawing

on contributions from leading politicians, industry experts and local practitioners, the

event will help ICT professionals from across the public sector to take on the challenge of designing and articulating the value of a

deeper digital presence.

Network and build relationships with civil servants working in government

departments and agencies. Civil Service Live is a series of learning

events delivered through a partnership between the Cabinet Office and Dods. These collaborative, interactive and practical events facilitate sharing of ideas and develop methods to make

best practice the norm.

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Interact with the leading figures from across the public sector. Run in partnership with both the Cabinet Office

and CIPFA, Fraud Error and Debt draws together leading figures from right across the public sector, allowing

delegates to hear speakers from central government, the health service and local government, as well as suppliers and experts from the commercial and not-

for-profit sectors. Drawing on two days of cutting edge sessions and content, this event is

a must for all those seeking to tackle financial loss in the public sector at a time of

uncertainty and change.

2015

Take advantage of the opportunity to reach 5,000+ patient representatives, industry leaders and partners across the health and social care sector – all meeting with the aim of delivering a

sustainable NHS for the future. Run by Dods, this is NHS England’s flagship annual event and, as a consequence

this high quality event is the healthcare event in the sector.

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SUMMITSSummits provide sponsors with the opportunity to fulfil thought leadership, brand recognition and lead generation objectives across a variety of audiences.

The high-profile summits attract an audience of up to 350 people. They cover a range of broad topics, from cyber security to skills and procurement, with a lead time of up to 12 months, summits also provide a chance for commercial organisations to benefit from significant pre-event and post-event marketing in the form of e-shots, social media campaigns and editorial coverage.

POLICY AND PRACTICE BRIEFINGS TRAINING

Benefit from our unparalleled understanding of public sector culture. In our position as market leader, we ran over 1,000 events last year with over 10,000 people gaining from our 20 years of experience.

Dods Training is the learning and development division of Dods. We work with the public, private and third sectors across the UK, Europe and internationally. We also host international delegations who want to increase their knowledge and improve their skills.

As well as our acclaimed open courses we design, develop and deliver bespoke training. Extend your learning and development through half-day master-classes to full programmes of events.

THE PUBLIC SECTOR ICT SUMMIT

Reach over 200 technology leaders, currently spending around £7bn per annum on ICT, all brought together by The Public Sector ICT Summit.

At the summit, a range of high-profile speakers deliver thought-provoking presentations on topics such as cyber security, cloud computing and information governance, providing suppliers with appropriate channels through which to promote their services to buyers.

Establish yourself as a thought leader and network with senior decision makers, policy makers and influencers in the public sector.A policy and practice briefing is a half-day event that allows delegates from the wider public sector – local government, NHS, emergency services and education – to take part in an in-depth examination of a niche public policy topic and study best practice examples of implementing the policy in question.

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CIVIL SERVICE AWARDS

Engage and network with permanent secretaries and senior civil servants in one room. The Civil Service

Awards provide you with a unique chance to enhance or improve the government’s view of your brand.

Led by the Cabinet Office, Civil Service Awards is the leading awards programme for HMG and was hosted by Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace in 2010, the Prime Minister regularly addresses the Civil Service Awards.

This prestigious and historic ceremony is directed and hosted by the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service. All permanent secretaries and the “Top 200”, which includes chief executives,

directors general and the key heads from every single government department, will be invited by the Cabinet Office to attend along with the shortlisted finalists.

DIVERSITY & EQUALITY AWARDS

Network with permanent secretaries and senior civil servants and show your support to the top echelons

of the civil service.

The Civil Service Diversity & Equality Awards identify and celebrate the many exceptional achievements that are made across government every day. They demonstrate the importance of promoting diversity and equality in the workplace, and provide an opportunity to share knowledge and best practice.

AWARDS BESPOKE EVENTSCONFERENCES

Raise your profile and establish yourself as an innovator and thought leader through the sponsorship of bespoke conferences.

Bespoke conferences either take place over half a day for up to 50 delegates, or over a full day for up to 80 delegates. These conferences include presentations and discussions from experts.

They offer delegates the opportunity to engage in an open and honest discussion about the challenges faced by the Civil Service, with colleagues from across government departments, health and local government.

ROUND TABLES Receive exposure as a thought leader within any sector.

Round tables provide a key opportunity to network directly with a highly targeted and selected group of existing or desirable stakeholders. Our carefully designed round tables are facilitated by a chairperson from Civil Service World.

They enable a carefully selected group to discuss and debate topics that are of particular relevance and interest to the participants. A summary of the round table is disseminated through Civil Service World magazine or online via CivilServiceWorld.com.

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Diversity & Equality Awards

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PUBLISHING

Reach our civil service and public sector audiences, including senior civil servants, managers and frontline staff through Civil Service World in print and online.

Published alongside CSW magazine, CivilServiceWorld.com provides civil service leaders and managers with a news platform that helps them understand their working environments and excel in their roles. CivilServiceWorld.com offers analysis, policy review and high profile interviews.

Its purpose is to create a community of highly engaged civil servants that look to the site for digital engagement via live Q&A’s, constructive debate, comment, the sharing of best practice, to source jobs and look for peer to peer events to attend.

THE TAGGERS, TAGGED The art

of being

PEOPLE POWER

The future of Whitehall HR

Contractors brought to Justice JENNY

GREY

DRIVING CHANGE

Meet the DVLA’s Oliver Morley

ON TARGET?Appraising perm secs’ appraisals

ALSO IN THIS ISSUESIOBHAN BENITA | ABRAHAM STANYAN | ROBERT CRULL | MAURICE KENDALL | DAVID PARKER | RUTH LEA | SILIUS TITUS

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Interact with IT professionals and business decision makers on a platform that delivers topical, practical content to purchasers, vendors and analysts in Cloud Computing.

Business-cloud.com is the UK’s first dedicated Cloud Computing online publication bringing news, analysis, market commentary and practical content. Our content on Business Cloud presents a trusted environment for sector stakeholders and provides a level of interactivity that gives us the edge over competitors and draws members back day after day.

Reach ICT leaders in UK local authorities through PublicTechnology.net, a news and analysis resource.

PublicTechnology.net highlights the transformational impact of technology on front-line council service delivery and back office efficiency through best practice, while providing thought leadership, expert commentary and practical guidance in key strategic areas such as cloud computing, shared services and supplier relationship management.

Find new business opportunities in the public sector swiftly. Through PublicTenders.net you can access all public tenders from across the EU that are published through the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).

Dods update PublicTenders.net overnight with the latest UK and EU tenders and deliver the ones that you want, direct to your inbox, every working day.

In addition, Dods also publish extra tenders from the UK that fall outside of the OJEU regulations (often called ‘Below OJEU’ tenders).

PUBLISHING

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OUR KEY CUSTOMERS

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Sales Enquiries

Mark LaceyMark.Lacey@dods.co.uk

020 7593 5648

Event and Awards Enquiries

Stuart KingStuart.King@dods.co.uk

020 7593 5735

Training Enquiries

Tom BrownTom.Brown@dods.co.uk

020 7593 5753

Market Intelligence Enquiries

Rebecca Sims-RobinsonRebecca.Sims@dods.co.uk

020 7593 5603

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