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Cabinet Office Late Payments Almost Triple Since 2016
Jan 17, 2019
In a week when late payments has hit the UK spotlight again, CITY A.M. reports that “The number of businesses receiving late payments from the Cabinet Office (CO) has nearly tripled in the last two years, despite the department imposing tough new rules on its own contractors who pay suppliers...
Malta – Government Refuses To Publish €274m Contract
Jan 17, 2019
Since reporting on ‘a five-fold increase in the value of the original tender,’ in relation to Malta’s St Vincent de Paul Residence, we read this week in the Times of Malta that “The government has again insisted on refusing a request to publish a multi-million public contract (involving...
Procurement Excellence Award for Ministry of Justice
Jan 17, 2019
The Chartered Institute for Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Procurement Excellence Programme is a globally recognised award demonstrating how well organisations are performing with their procurement and supply chain activities. The Ministry of Justice (one of the UK’s largest government...
Changes for Government Suppliers Post Brexit
Jan 17, 2019
PYMNTS writes this week that “In the case of a no-deal Brexit, opportunities for suppliers to land contracts with the U.K. government may not be advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union, where such EU deals are listed. The U.K. plans to launch a separate electronic service...
Unlearning to Learn: A Vested Approach to Services Acquisition
Jan 16, 2019
Episode 13 of the Public Procurement Leaders Podcast with Guest Kate Vitasek
Have you ever seen the popular YouTube video, The Backwards Brain Bicycle? It’s a great demonstration of how our minds work. In the video, a man attempts to ride an otherwise-normal bike that does the exact opposite...
Brexit Ferry Contract Latest – Award, Challenges and Dissension
Jan 11, 2019
Following the award of the Seaborne Freight ferry contract in the event of a no-deal Brexit, read more here, Supply Management reported recently that ‘Scottish MEP Alyn Smith (SNP) has written to the EC requesting an investigation into the procurement process that led the UK government to...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Jan 11, 2019
While the military’s budget may be funded, other federal agencies are running late with payments to defense firms, an audit shows that a statewide system could have saved Oregon more than $1 billion over the last two years, and HHS is standing up an AI contract other agencies can use. All this...
North America and Europe Included in Top Performers in Anti-Corruption Efforts
Jan 10, 2019
A new EcoVadis study, “The Fight Against Corruption: Insights Into Ethical Performance in Global Supply Chains,” considers issues around corruption, such as abuse of power, bribery, conflict of interest, fraud and money laundering, and how prepared companies are to address it. The report...
Executive Interview Series: Public Procurement Insights
Jan 10, 2019
As part of the National Cooperative Procurement Partners (NCPP) insights series the organisation talks to its Executive Director, with many years of experience in public procurement and in multiple roles, about her experience with the NCPP, changes in the procurement landscape and how to handle...
NHS Long Term Plan and Procurement
Jan 10, 2019
The UK published its National Health Service Long-Term Plan this week which has sparked both welcome remarks and feelings of apprehension. “Cutting waste across the NHS – We will continue to make sure we are using taxpayers’ money efficiently, including through introducing new digital...
Romanian Government To Publish “Book of Achievements”
Jan 10, 2019
The Romanian government will discuss publishing a book of achievements of the government’s activity in 2018. Each ministry will send a summary of its 2018 achievements to the National Strategy and Prognosis Commission (CNSP) which will be presented to government. If approved the book will be...
Eight Government Technology Startups to Watch in 2019
Jan 8, 2019
These GovTech Companies are Making a Difference with Their Solutions
At Public Spend Forum, we are passionate about the power of civic technology to improve government programs and the lives of the citizens they serve. We were proud to feature several GovTech startups at the Procurement...
