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EU, UK Guidance on Public Procurement Rules during COVID-19
Apr 17, 2020
The European Commission has set out guidance that is relevant EU-wide and also in the UK during the Brexit transitional period (which runs to 31 December 2020) explaining the flexibility allowed under the rules in situations of procurement in extreme urgency. Purchases that are subject to public...
Fix police procurement and you fix police tech
Apr 16, 2020
We are delighted to hear from Simon Hall, CEO at PoliceBox.
Policing has increasingly become the front-end or the “sharp-edge” of the whole range of social services available to the community. This is because police officers are often the very first point of contact for a vulnerable individual...
MOD contractors in ‘non-essential’ work investigation
Apr 16, 2020
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to investigate concerns that military contractors from across the country have travelled to the north-east to carry out ‘non-essential’ work. Dozens of contractors have arrived at RAF Lossiemouth to carry out work for the MoD as well as maintenance work on...
Priorities for airline CIOs – cyber attacks
Apr 16, 2020
Cyber security threats faced by the aviation industry from cyber criminals represents one of the sector’s most serious challenges. A major attack can compromise passenger safety and cause massive financial and commercial damage across the industry. A SITA report Air Transport IT Insights, found...
Government Contractor Market Research Case Study: Covid-19 3D Printing
Apr 15, 2020
As the reality of COVID-19 and our response to the pandemic unfolded in March of 2020, my Public Spend Forum colleagues and I had the unique opportunity to contribute our market research expertise for various government agencies sourcing masks, ventilators and other personal protective equipment...
Expediting Procurement of Needed Healthcare Services, Infrastructure, and Goods through PPPs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 14, 2020
Caught Off-Guard and Mired in Red-Tape
As governments belatedly ramp up their efforts to mobilize resources to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, they are seeking ways to expedite and leverage the resources of the healthcare sector (both public and private) to augment their pandemic tactical...
Searching for Critical COVID-19 Related Suppliers
Apr 9, 2020
The critical need for personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies to help combat COVID-19 is prevalent all across news today. During this time, Public Spend Forum is supporting government professionals by providing free data on suppliers and available inventory for ventilators,...
Coronavirus Crisis: How To Quickly Modernize Government Procurement Before It’s Too Late
Apr 7, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the deficiencies in the way governments strategize for, and implement public procurement. To see evidence of this, we need only look at the United States, the current epicentre of the virus and the world’s largest economy. It is plain to see the inconsistent...
Pragmatic Procurements (Solicitations) of Emergency Healthcare Unsolicited Proposals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 7, 2020
Traditional Procurements or Unsolicited Proposals (USPs)
Typically, the procurement of PPP public works and services project takes place through a traditional process that involve multiple steps (i.e. expressions of interest, requests for qualifications, and requests for proposals) that are...
New UK public sector contracts are being published every day
Apr 3, 2020
Recent UK policy changes allow public sector buyers to speed up tendering procedures in order to secure resources as a ‘matter of urgency,’ as we reported last week. There are still plenty of public sector contracts being published amid all the uncertainty, Tenders Direct is keeping track...
Guidance from the European Commission on using the public procurement framework in the emergency situation related to the COVID-19 crisis
Apr 3, 2020
The European Commission has released guidance to public buyers on how to use all the flexibilities offered by the EU public procurement framework in the emergency situation caused by the coronavirus outbreak. “COVID-19 is a health crisis that requires swift and smart solutions and agility in...
New tool – open contracting data helps government buyers find suppliers across the world as they respond to the coronavirus crisis
Apr 3, 2020
A new service has been launched which uses open contracting data to help government buyers find suppliers across the world as they respond to the coronavirus crisis. The tool, built by open data business Spend Network, enables buyers looking for Covid-19 related goods and services to find potential...
