London councils to share technology procurement platform
Sep 11, 2020
Currently, 90% of London’s public sector IT contracts are held by just 15 suppliers. A new technology procurement platform will help all 33 local councils in London diversify their IT supplier portfolios. Technology providers now have access to a platform which puts all IT contracts across...
AI & Military Procurement: what computers still can’t do
Aug 21, 2020
An article in ‘War on the Rocks’ gives some advice on avoiding fielding AI prematurely, the risks it carries and offers guidelines for the military procurement of AI.
“Not all artificial intelligence (AI) is made equal,” it says. “A wide range of different techniques and applications fall...
Buying artificial intelligence – a guide from the WEF
Aug 13, 2020
As part of the World Economic Forum’s ‘Shaping the Future of Technology Governance: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Platform’ project, the WEF is co-designing guidelines for the responsible and effective procurement of artificial intelligence by governments to better meet the...
7MI Essentials – #2 Organize Research Questions & Keywords
Aug 11, 2020
7MI Series – This article is the third of a 9-part series as we introduce the 7 Economics and Market Intelligence Essentials for Public Procurement. We will also be launching the 7MI Challenge as part of this series. Please see all related articles in this series at the end of this post.
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New Procurement platform in Scottish Government will help kick-start economy post Covid
Aug 6, 2020
A new software platform will help the Scottish Government focus on sustainability requirements during procurement to help kick-start the national economic recovery post-Covid-19. Scottish software consultancy Horisk Leslie Development will supply the new platform specifically developed for...
Flaws in UK government’s procurement of personal protective equipment
Jul 29, 2020
Supply Management has highlighted a report that says there were “fundamental flaws” in the UK government’s procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE), according to MPs.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said in a report on the government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak that...
Supplier Resource: A Startup’s Guide to SBIR
Jul 27, 2020
For all founders interested in understanding whether SBIR is worth looking at, Agency Capital put together a free guide just for you. It’s a quick read and should help you get oriented to the program.
In the guide, “A Startup’s Guide to SBIR,” author and CEO Geoff Orazem explains the...
DCMA Commercial Item Group Releases Paper on Pricing
Jul 22, 2020
The Defense Contract Management Agency’s Commerical Item Group (CIG) recently released their initial paper on evaluating price. CIG created this paper to assist Agreement Officers (AOs) with performing price analysis in an Other Transaction (OT) environment.
This document is divided into three...
EU-funded project to enhance Public Procurement of Innovative solutions in Europe
Jul 16, 2020
PRONTO is a 40-month EU-funded project under the Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (COSME) programme which officially launched in January 2020 to help inspire, inform and support public buyers in designing, implementing and monitoring PPI procedures, namely purchase...
CIPS and ITN Productions launch ‘Supply, Support and Sustain’
Jul 9, 2020
The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) and ITN Productions are co-creating a unique news-style content series ‘Supply, Support and Sustain,’ exploring the challenges, opportunities and innovations taking place in the changing landscape of the global procurement and supply...
7MI Essentials – #1 Understand the Need Before You Buy
Jul 8, 2020
7MI Series – This article is the second of a 9-part series as we introduce the 7 Economics and Market Intelligence Essentials for Public Procurement. Each part will also include videos, resources, and other materials. We will also be launching the 7MI Challenge as part of this series. Please see...
An SME guide to securing government contracts
Jul 2, 2020
Working with the government can be lucrative for SMEs, but ecuring government contracts still isn’t easy, despite the UK government’s policy to award contracts as often as possible to smaller businesses. It has stated an aim to reach 33% of all procurement going to SMEs by 2022. Businesses...
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