All Learning Content
Leveraging GovShop In Response to COVID-19: Update on Our Efforts
Oct 19, 2020
In times of crisis — every minute counts.
And when the COVID-19 pandemic took America by storm in March 2020, Public Spend Forum got to work. We did this through GovShop, our innovative supplier intelligence platform — where we mobilized the global community to enrich the R&D ecosystem for...
Agility is important to take advantage of changing trends in buying behaviour
Oct 16, 2020
Oxfordshire County Council in England talked to procurement analyst firm Spend Matters about how it is getting its ad-hoc spending under control and supporting the local economy. Following his talk at Amazon Business Exchange on driving best practice in indirect spend categories for the public...
UK Gov awards £78m to ferry firms
Oct 16, 2020
The UK government has awarded contracts worth a total of £77.6m to ferry firms to carry freight after Brexit “whatever the outcome of negotiations with the EU.”
The contracts will help to ensure the smooth delivery of vital medical supplies and other critical goods as part of efforts to...
Crown Commercial Service G-Cloud 12 now live
Oct 16, 2020
The latest version of the UK government’s G-Cloud framework has gone live, offering public sector bodies access to more than 38,000 cloud services through the digital marketplace. Crown Commercial Service (CCS) reports a 25% uplift in the number of cloud services featured this time around...
Education supplier merger may be blocked
Oct 16, 2020
UK Competition and Markets Authority has said that the potential Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) and Findel Education Limited (Findel) merger could reduce competition resulting in increased prices or reductions in service levels, quality and the range of products for schools and nurseries....
One Planet Network Sustainable Public Procurement Programme
Oct 16, 2020
The One Planet Network Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) programme is a voluntary global multi-stakeholder partnership in which various parties – governmental, non-governmental, public and private, agree to work together in a systematic way with the aim to promote and accelerate the...
Army Testing Augmented Reality Goggles for Working Dogs
Oct 12, 2020
Military canines will be receiving a new tool to assist their missions. Not a new bone — but rather a pair of augmented reality (AR) goggles specially designed for dogs.
Throughout many military operations, these military canines are trained and instructed to perform a number of crucial...
Retail Store Dedicated to Pandemic Necessities
Oct 12, 2020
As 2020 continues, we are understanding that there is a first for everything! This holds true for the United States’ first retail chain that sells products to help combat the coronavirus.
“Covid-19 Essentials” stores have received a popular demand from Americans willing to put money where...
Tech Showcase: Brothers Services Group Provides Energy Saving Solutions & More
Oct 12, 2020
Brothers Services Group has focused on providing Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs facilities with the most up-to-date energy savings and health benefit technologies including BAA/TAA compliant LED lighting, HVAC algorithm for the most efficient HVAC systems, and the most...
New Test Detects Coronavirus in Just 5 Minutes Using Innovative CRISPR Tech
Oct 9, 2020
The newest innovation researches are working on is a novel CRISPR tests which detects the coronavirus in up to five minutes. As mentioned in the Science Magazine article, outrageously expensive lab equipment is not needed for this diagnostic, making it readily available for use in doctor’s...
Defence: UK up 44% in number of cybersecurity firms
Oct 8, 2020
Forces.net explains that new data shows the UK has averaged second place in the global defence exporter rankings on a rolling 10-year basis (2010-2019). That makes it the biggest in the world after the US. The data has been released by UK Defence and Security Exports and compiled in conjunction...
UK Rail supply chain needs better understanding of market for exports
Oct 8, 2020
According to the Rail Supply Group’s UK Exports Survey report, rail suppliers need a greater understanding of the market to increase exports. The findings say there needs to be increased knowledge of which SMEs and larger companies are active in the rail export market and which markets are...
