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CIPS Qualifications Restructured for ‘More Agile and Creative Thinkers’
Jan 31, 2019
A review of The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) qualifications has been launched. The institute has reviewed and restructured its qualifications to develop more agile and creative thinkers, focused on strategy and relationship building, it says. “Following a review of the CIPS...
New e-Learning Course on Green Public Procurement
Jan 31, 2019
Green Public Procurement for Furniture is an open, free-to-use e-training course that addresses the main aspects of public procurement. The course provides the basic knowledge necessary to submit bids in public tenders for the furniture sector. It also introduces the student to green public...
10 Trends in GovCon Every Federal Procurement Agent Needs to Know
Jan 29, 2019
A prediction of govcon procurement trends through the analysis of congressional budget negotiations
As the rest of us rang in the New Year on midnight January 1st, Congress was celebrating the halfway point of Q1 with a shutdown. Now pushing the three-week mark, this shutdown is on track to become...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Jan 25, 2019
DHS procurement chief says business is ‘limited’ during the ongoing shutdown while officials look at how the impact could go beyond shuttered agencies. All this and more in Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for January 25, 2019.
Acquisition Frozen at DHS Due to Shutdown
The Department of...
EMCOR – First in Sector to Achieve Sustainable Procurement Standard
Jan 24, 2019
Facilities management provider, EMCOR UK, announced this week that it had achieved conformity to the new international standard ISO 20400 for sustainable procurement – the first facilities management provider to do so. We wrote about the ISO 20400 standard here when we talked to London...
NHS Backed By Court in Hepatitis C Procurement Row
Jan 24, 2019
The High Court has backed NHS England in a case where US pharma giant AbbVie had alleged that its procurement process for hepatitis C drugs was unfair. The court dismissed all aspects of the case, claiming that the initiative had been delayed by six months because of the litigation.
This prompted...
Public-Sector Procurement After A No-Deal Brexit – Government Guidance Update
Jan 24, 2019
The UK Cabinet Office has this week updated its information for public authorities, businesses and other organisations on the outcome for public procurement policy in a no-deal Brexit scenario. The guidance covers: public procurement’s current framework, what will happen after a no-deal Brexit,...
Latvia Halts $206m Armoured Vehicle Contract
Jan 24, 2019
The public procurement watchdog for Latvia, IUB, has halted a defence ministry contract worth about €181 million ($206 million) to buy four-wheel-drive armoured vehicles from Finland’s Sisu Auto after two bidders, AM General from the United States and South Africa’s Paramount Group, filed...
The Procurement Economy in 2019: UK and EU
Jan 24, 2019
As relevant for public sector as for private, Jaggaer, a specialist in the public sector procurement technology market, has produced a briefing paper on the 2019 economic outlook both in the US and the European Union, and examines how procurement organisations can best prepare. It discusses Brexit...
The Scale and Nature of UK Public Contracting: Recommendations For All Government Levels
Jan 18, 2019
UK think tank, The Institute for Government (IfG) aims is to help make government work and perform more effectively. It carries out research and analysis, delivers commentary and holds public events to explore the key challenges facing government in a bid to help bring about positive change. Read...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Jan 18, 2019
Industry experts share insights on federal tech trends for the new year, a group of senators are working to ensure that contractors will be paid back when funding is passed, and California governor promotes a new procurement tool that allows for solution development and collaboration. All this and...
Late Payments Shake Up In Spotlight Again
Jan 17, 2019
Much in the UK news this week – as it marks the first anniversary of Carillion’s collapse – on The Public Sector Supply Chains (Project Bank Accounts) Bill, which has its second reading in March. Head of public affairs & public policy at the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians says...
