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Techniques for Innovation in Government Procurement
Mar 7, 2019
The Telegraph has published three examples of how Government can deliver innovation using the public procurement rules. Government is often criticised for not doing enough to encourage innovation when procuring contracts, it says, but generally, public-sector procurement is better than the negative...
Less Than One-Third UK Police Forces Access Data in Cloud
Mar 7, 2019
The UK government’s Cloud First policy advises that all public sector organisations should consider cloud solutions above all else when procuring new or existing services. But despite these guidelines, figures released this week show amongst UK police forces less than one third (29%) are...
10 Ways for Women-Owned Businesses to Succeed in Government Contracting
Mar 5, 2019
After trying for two decades, the federal government has finally met its goal of awarding five percent, or $17.8 billion, of all contracts to women-owned small businesses. This means five percent is no longer the ceiling but the foundation to build up from moving forward. The Small Business...
Driving Value Through the Supplier Experience
Feb 28, 2019
By Michael Arthur, Federal Business Development Leader at Ivalua
The nature of Public Sector Procurement demands a high level of sensitivity to perceptions of processes, communications, and access. This involves the perspectives of immediate stakeholders, agency leads and the general public, but it...
Windows 10 Licences Are UK NHS Biggest Public Spending on IT Contracts
Feb 28, 2019
The Department of Health’s Windows 10 contract was the second-biggest public sector IT deal signed last year (after the MOD). The government spent a total of £1.3bn on 162 new public sector IT contracts with its top ten suppliers last year, writes Computer Weekly. According to Tussell, which...
Post-Brexit Membership of WTO Procurement Pact Secured
Feb 28, 2019
The World Trade Organisation has confirmed that the UK will join the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) as an independent member if it leaves the EU without a Brexit agreement. The UK will continue to access the £1.3 trillion a year market in government procurement contracts after it leaves...
Complexities on Procurement Practices in Scottish Construction Sector
Feb 28, 2019
Scotland’s Supplier Development Programme (SDP) provides free training for SMEs to help them bid for public sector work. Scotland spends £11 billion annually in the public sector. The SDP programme manager has given official evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Energy, Jobs and Fair...
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office Opening Next Year to Tackle Fraud
Feb 28, 2019
euronews has published an informative article explaining how Brussels is reaching a key stage in moves to open a new agency aimed at tackling fraud involving European Union cash. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), it explains, aims to be up-and-running by next year, and will seek to...
Online Bidding Phishing Schemes Targeting U.S. Government Contractors
Feb 28, 2019
Not European news but a lesson for us all – Security Boulevard tells of a couple of phishing schemes that are currently (end February 2019) targeting contractors who do business with two US federal government agencies. Researchers have found that the server hosting the (in one case the...
Trends to Watch in Government Contracting
Feb 25, 2019
Understanding the government contracting landscape and current trends and legislation can be very helpful in planning and adjusting your focus to take advantage of emerging services and focus in the industry.
The Modernizing Government Technology Act (MGT) of 2017 Will Influence IT Procurement...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Feb 22, 2019
DHS issued an RFI seeking input from vendors that could assist in the planned IT modernization efforts under the agency’s EAGLE Next Generation Program, GSA provided an update on feedback it received from industry on e-commerce portal plans, and the government shutdown rippled through federal IT...
Dilemmas in Selecting Good Suppliers & Good Procurement Talents
Feb 22, 2019
When I was equally ambitious but somewhat younger one of my former employers supported my MBA. (That was during the Dotcom bubble with Internet still in its infancies). I recall one beer-night with fellow-students when we had a discussion on successful recruitment methods. We felt that networking...
