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July 2018 Marks Beginning of Enforced EU Public Procurement Directive
Jun 14, 2018
Lexology has run an article in the run up to the July 2018 deadline when the Federal Procurement Act 2018 will enter into force finally replacing the Federal Procurement Act 2006. It’s now more than two years since the transposition and more than one year after publication of the first...
UK MoD Faces £2.9bn Nuclear Funding Gap and Not Enough Skilled Personnel
May 25, 2018
In more defence news this week, Forces Network, explains that the UK Ministry of Defence is facing a £2.9bn gap in its programme to maintain and renew the country’s Trident nuclear deterrent. The National Audit Office (NAO) has said that the MoD is set to spend £50.9bn over the next 10 years...
UK Government Talks About How It Is Now Managing Its Strategic Supplier Relationships
May 22, 2018
In a recent PSF webinar, Creating Public Sector Value Through Supplier Relationship Management, the UK Cabinet Office and supplier relationship management experts State of Flux have been highlighting some of the issues occurring in the UK public sector and looking at how the UK government is...
The High Price of Free Procurement Software
May 17, 2018
An article we found this week that we think is worthy of your attention is by Omar Salaymeh and appears on Purchasing B2B, in which he claims “… ‘free’ platforms affect process openness and the ability to keep pace with innovation.” In the case of free procurement software, he says, many...
Competition for Tech Firms with Innovative Ideas to Improve Public Services and Win Public Contracts
May 11, 2018
The UK government has announced a competition for tech firms to come up with innovations that will improve public services, writes Computer Weekly, encouraging better use of technology in the public sector, and connecting tech suppliers to potential customers in government. The competition is for...
Strict GAO Timeliness Rules Apply to Supplemental Protests
Jan 29, 2018
GAO interprets its bid protest timeliness rules very strictly, as readers of this blog will know. These timeliness rules typically pertain to the initial protest, but are equally important when a protester files a supplemental protest. Often, supplemental protests are filed after the protester...
Government Contracts Joint Ventures: Our New Handbook is Now Available
Jan 9, 2018
I am excited to announce the publication of Government Contracts Joint Ventures, the first in a new series of new government contracting guides we’re calling “Koprince Law LLC GovCon Handbooks.” Packed with easy-to-understand examples and written in plain English, Government Contracts...
Promoting the Public Procurement Function
Oct 26, 2017
Promoting the Procurement Function may be a new concept for some in the Public Procurement profession; however, all public procurement personnel have been and will continue to be involved in “promoting” the procurement function. Some may be aware of their promotional and marketing activities...
Why State and Local Governments Need Certified Procurement Professionals
Oct 25, 2017
With State and Local Government spending exceeding $2.8 trillion dollars; there are over a trillion reasons for State and Local Governments to have Certified Public Procurement Professionals. As both state and local government spending continues to rise, the need for procurement reform has risen to...
Procurement Technology Could Be The Answer To Government Efficiency And Effectiveness
Sep 19, 2017
Download a preview of Public Spend Forum’s inaugural Public Procurement Technology report today! Join us for the first ever Public Procurement Technology Symposium, to be held on October 18, 2017.
As governments all around the world search for ways to be more efficient and better serve their...
Strategies for Procurement Success
Sep 7, 2017
Government Technology provides examples on how to find procurement success at federal and local levels by examining models that other jurisdictions have explored. Taking direction from industry leaders, this article describes a current state where agencies are historically reluctant to adopt...
Federal Contractor Summertime Blues: 5 Steps to Staying on Track
Aug 14, 2017
To everything there is a season. No one knows this more than companies that do business with the Federal government; the Federal procurement season that is. Summer, especially late summer of July through September, is 4th quarter of the Federal calendar year, and many Federal contractors mirror...
