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Construction Sector Value for Money in Northern Ireland Public Procurements
May 30, 2019
Evaluating public procurement in Northern Ireland, specifically the achievement of value for money in public construction projects, is assessed in this article on Engineers Journal. It also assess other factors detrimental to creating value, such as sub-economic tendering and the potential impact...
NHS Improvement Efficiency Team Member Joins Consultancy After Awarding It a £400m Contract
May 30, 2019
A senior manager working in UK NHS Improvement’s efficiency team will become a director at Deloitte, seven months after he was part of a panel that awarded a contract to the firm for help on a major shake-up of NHS procurement, says HSJ. NHS Improvement told HSJ that the move did not breach its...
Do You Have a Supply Chain Green Idea, Startup or Project?
May 30, 2019
As part of an initiative to spread the word on the Sustainable Supply Chain, SustainAbility has created a series of podcasts where you are invited to share your journey, experiences, perspectives and insights. The podcasts dive into what it takes to elevate the Sustainable Supply Chain and hears...
Agile Development Companies Serving the Government
May 30, 2019
The federal government has begun making significant strides in the monumental task of shifting Software development methodologies from traditional waterfall development to a more modern agile development methodology. While this road will continue to be a long one, there are pockets of excellence in...
Most Viewed Supplier Profiles on GovShop: Week of May 20
May 29, 2019
As more and more traffic builds on GovShop, it’s great to see what people are finding and searching for. Here are the top 5 profiles that got the most views on GovShop week of May 20, 2019:
Agile Trailblazers blazed a trail this past week by leading the way. They are also leading the way in...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
May 24, 2019
GSA works through details for its planned eCommerce platform and recently launched a new interactive cloud adoption site. All this and more in Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for May 24, 2019....
How To Produce Your Best Government Market Research Outcomes By Asking the Right Questions
May 24, 2019
In our last blog, we introduced you to step 1 of our Seven Steps to Better Market Research, which is to understand what you are buying. You’ll need to do some upfront research on the item or service needed by your customer or agency because at some point in the near future you’ll be talking...
MoD Criticised Over International Ship Building Procurement
May 23, 2019
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) is facing criticism over the way it is procuring new ships to back up the Royal Navy’s giant aircraft carriers (and in its invitation to foreign firms to bid for a contract to build shops for the Royal Navy). It has already suffered a blow to its...
Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act – CIOB Response
May 23, 2019
The UK Home Office has just published its “Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015: Final Report.” The construction industry, having been highlighted by the National Crime Agency as one of the most common sectors for labour exploitation in the UK owing to its ‘aggressive business...
Benefits, Not Cost, Should Be Key Focus of Major Infrastructure Projects
May 23, 2019
More emphasis should be made on the whole-life benefits of major infrastructure projects than cost, says a new Institute for Civil Engineers (ICE) policy report. The report looks at how the built environment sector can reduce the gap between cost estimates and outturns for major infrastructure...
Deadline Passed for All Contracting Authorities to Comply with eInvoicing Standard
May 23, 2019
The UK Government has now implemented the EU Directive on electronic invoicing in public procurement through The Public Procurement Regulations 2019. Contracting authorities and other contracting entities (utilities) are now required to receive and process supplier invoices that comply with the...
New Innovation Procurement Platform Launched!
May 23, 2019
The Innovation Procurement Platform has had a face-lift giving it a new, more modern design to help encourage more innovation in the European public sector. It provides public procurers and policy-makers with a go-to place for all the latest news and resources on innovation procurement. Public...
