Robbie Blackhurst

Director

Procure Partnerships Framework

Biography

Robbie is the Founder and Director of the Procure Partnerships Framework which he set up in 2017 to support public sector bodies to compliantly procure contactor partners to deliver their major construction projects. The framework covers 11 regions across England and Wales and over the past two years has delivered over £1bn of construction projects.

Delivering demonstrable community Social Value is at the heart of everything the Procure Partnerships Framework does. Robbie has driven over £800m of social value benefit into local communities over the past 4 years, supporting some of the most deprived areas in the UK.

Robbie recently founded Compliance Chain, which is a procurement and supply chain management system that gathers evaluates and continually monitors supplier compliance against key competency areas. Prior to setting up the Procure Partnerships Framework Robbie worked with a tier one contractor for over a decade supporting the delivery of public sector healthcare projects throughout their procurement and preconstruction stages.

Robbie is a member of the Chartered Institute of Builders and a Constructing Excellence Board member. He has an undergraduate degree in Aviation and Aerospace, a postgraduate degree in Construction Project Management, and a Master’s in Business (MBA). When not in work, he enjoys spending time with his two sons Oliver and George, and flies light aircraft as a hobby.