UK CCS New Agreement To Increase Use of Public Sector Renewable Energy
Nov 8, 2018
“The government has announced it’s making it easier for public bodies to reduce their carbon footprint, by launching a new agreement which makes renewable energy easier to source” – says Facilities Management Journal. Category Lead for Utilities and Fuels at Crown Commercial Service...
Driving Sustainability in European Public Procurement – Event Coming Soon!
Nov 5, 2018
We are proud to be supporting a conference later this month in Brussels – an event we thought you would be interested to hear about. Driving Sustainability in European Public Procurement is taking place in Brussels on November 27th and it’s free to attend for public procurement leaders,...
Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs New Report on Digital Tool to Fight Public Sector Corruption
Nov 1, 2018
Examples of the use of technology in the fight against corruption is presented in a new report launched at the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC). The report has been initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. It includes an interesting juxtaposition between how men and...
NHS Price Comparison Tool Saves £288 million
Nov 1, 2018
UK NHS Improvement has announced that “Trusts across England saved £288 million in the last financial year by securing the best deals for commonly bought items, such as syringes, disposable gloves, loo roll and shoe covers.” A price comparison tool allows Trusts to view the most expensive and...
Supporting Public Sector Procurement: eMarketplace Helps People Get Back to Work More Quickly
Oct 23, 2018
Public Spend Forum was delighted to hear the news that the UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has won the ultimate and overall prize at the 2018 CIPS Supply Management Awards Europe. The department also won the ‘Most Innovative Use of Technology’ award at the event, one of the 10 team...
EcoProcura 2018 — Conference Highlights, Interviews and Procura+ Winners
Oct 16, 2018
EcoProcura 2018, the international conference on sustainable, strategic, circular and innovation public procurement, took place earlier this month in the Netherlands. We couldn’t attend unfortunately, but here are some of the highlights from the event we thought you might find of interest.
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UK Department for Work and Pensions Is ‘Overall Winner’ of CIPS Supply Management Awards
Oct 12, 2018
On October 10 the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions claimed the 2018 CIPS Supply Management Awards Europe ultimate accolade, taking the star prize of overall winner. Networked source-to-pay solutions, e-invoicing and innovative financing services global provider Basware was celebrating its...
From Transactions to Changemaking – Rethinking Partnerships Between the Public and Private Sectors
Oct 11, 2018
New Local Government Network (NLGN) is an independent think tank that seeks to transform UK public services. It has published a report on the government’s inability to capture detailed information on procurement with the private sector and why that is problematic. Without better data, government...
Local Authority Surveys Local Businesses on Experience of Pitching for Public Sector Contracts
Oct 4, 2018
Great to see a local authority taking the initiative to better understand how local businesses perceive public sector tendering. The English county of Suffolk, with a relatively high procurement spend, has commissioned Suffolk Chamber of Commerce to survey local businesses on their recent...
Tackling Modern Slavery in the Supply Chain – Private Sector Needs Government Incentives
Oct 4, 2018
The UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand say other governments could do more to tackle modern slavery in global supply chains. “By working together, the UK and its partners can use their $600 billion of purchasing power as a lever to prevent forced labour in both the public and private...
Global Lead Cities Network on Sustainable Procurement
Sep 20, 2018
An announcement was made recently at the Global Climate Action Summit: Solly Msimanga, Executive Mayor of Tshwane (South Africa) has been announced as the new chair of the Global Lead Cities Network on Sustainable Procurement (GLCN) – a group of 14 cities from around the globe committed to the...
Conference: Digital Transformation of Public Procurement
Sep 20, 2018
The European Commission is organising a conference to discuss the digital transformation of public procurement, which it says will “bring huge changes to the sector, but it also offers increased competitiveness of our economies. It will improve the efficiency of public services and make public...
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