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London NHS Trusts £3bn Mega-Framework for IT and Services
Jun 6, 2019
The NHS London Procurement Partnership (LPP) has published a contract notice alerting suppliers to bid for a place on a four-year, £3bn framework covering the supply of a comprehensive range of technology and services. It is split into lots and sub-lots and almost 50 NHS organisations across...
How to Use Drones in the Public Sector and Procure Their Services
Jun 6, 2019
Public Spend Forum features on Spend Matters this week exploring the increasing use of drones, in agriculture, construction, and emergency response, and how to procure those services. Between 2016 and 2017, drone bids and RFPs saw a growth of 194% – so it might be worth knowing a bit more about...
Apply for Free of Charge Assistance To Implement Your Innovation Procurement
Jun 6, 2019
The European Assistance for Innovation Procurement initiative (eafip) is offering free-of-charge assistance to European public procurers in the preparation and implementation of their next innovation procurement. Eafip can help public sector organisations modernise public services (for example in...
The Valencian Innovation Agency PPI Guidelines for Public Authorities
Jun 6, 2019
The Valencian Innovation Agency (Agència Valenciana de la Innovació) has produced a guide to promote public procurement of innovation (PPI) among local authorities from the Valencia region, writes the PPI website’s Procurement Forum. “The practical guide of the process of public procurement...
Join the Learn Tech Accelerator Buyers Network in Europe
Jun 6, 2019
The Learning Technology Accelerator (LEA) aims to accelerate the market entry of innovative learning technology solutions using innovation procurement. LEA Followers consist of procurers, suppliers, learn tech experts and schools, who are all invited to join the project as observers, following the...
Bloom Launches UK’s First Public-Sector-Dedicated S2P Platform
Jun 5, 2019
Bloom Procurement Services, which operates the NEPRO professional services framework on behalf of the UK’s NEPO (North East Procurement Organisation), which was set up to help the public sector buy professional services and manage spend whilst achieving better outcomes and improving value, has...
Procurement in Emergency Situations: Logistics Lessons from the Hurricane Season
Jun 5, 2019
The Caribbean Hurricane season started on 1st June, so it is now officially under way. A normal season is expected this year, which means 9 to 15 named storms, including 4 to 8 hurricanes, and 2 to 4 reaching category three. Storm Andrea has already appeared off the coast of Bermuda. But the region...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
May 31, 2019
Robotics process automation use across government “is exploding,” DHS awards $276M contract for CDM dashboard, and Congress renews their JEDI objections. All this and more in Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for May 21, 2019.
Procurement Chiefs Watching the Spread of RPA
Robotics process...
The Best GovCon Resources for Market & Supplier Research
May 31, 2019
When it comes to doing your best government market research, it’s not enough to simply rely on Google or web-based search. You need to use a mix of resources to find your top government contractors. Whether it’s a list of government contractors or a database of labor rates paid, you can find...
Winners of the £310m European Social Fund Tender
May 30, 2019
FE Week has revealed the big winners of the controversial £310m European Social Fund tender, funding given to the UK to increase job opportunities and to help people to improve their skill levels. The agency said the contracts were awarded through a “stringent procurement process, which adhered...
YPO Amazon Business Public Sector Digital Marketplace To Help Procurement Managers with Ad Hoc Spending
May 30, 2019
Global business supplies industry’s hub, OPI, reports that the YPO contract with Amazon Business is up and running. Amazon Business has taken an important step into the UK public sector channel with the launch of a framework contract with procurement organisation YPO, it says. The two firms have...
Potential Buyers Queuing Up But Clock Is Ticking for British Steel
May 30, 2019
A report in Plymouth Live says the UK government will keep the insolvent British Steel running until a suitable owner is found, but they do not intend to nationalise the business. The official receiver for British Steel said “good progress” had been made in finding new ownership to save the...
