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Recap & Recording: Smarter Procurement in the Public Sector
Jul 17, 2018
Public Spend Forum runs a series of best practice public procurement webinars which explore how procurement professionals can and are using technology, leaner processes and smarter ways of working to deliver more value to their customers. This one focused on two case studies from New York City and...
Improving Technology Procurement and Innovation in the Government Marketplace
Jul 16, 2018
On Wednesday, June 6, Public Spend Forum convened a Technology Procurement Symposium to identify barriers to government’s adoption of emerging technology and to highlight companies of all sizes that are making a difference in the civic tech space. Held in Los Angeles, the Symposium featured...
Disaster and Emergency Part 1: Caribbean Heads of Procurement Assemble
Jul 9, 2018
We are delighted to publish a series of guest posts from Craig Brewin, about the Procurement issues arising from last year’s hurricane season, as covered at the CDB (Caribbean Development Bank) special conference. Craig is a Caribbean-based procurement professional, whose further coverage can...
Sustainable and Innovation Procurement at EcoProcura 2018 – Breakout Sessions Confirmed
Jun 15, 2018
We wrote recently about the EcoProcura 2018 conference on sustainable, circular and innovation procurement, which takes place from 3-5 October in Nijmegen (Netherlands). This marks 20 years of the conference series, bringing together over 400 procurers, policy makers, businesses, researchers and...
Recap & Recording: Creating Public Sector Value Through Supplier Relationship Management
May 18, 2018
UK Government Talks About How It Is Now Managing Its Strategic Supplier Relationships
In a recent PSF webinar, Creating Public Sector Value Through Supplier Relationship Management, the UK Cabinet Office and supplier relationship management experts State of Flux have been highlighting some of the...
Scotland – Workshop on How To Bid For Public Contracts
May 4, 2018
A joint initiative between Scotland’s Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils is supporting local businesses in developing their capability to bid successfully for public procurement contracts. The Positive Procurement Programme (PPP) takes attendees through what a good tender looks like. It’s...
GO Public Procurement Excellence Award Winners Announced
Apr 26, 2018
The UK’s Government Opportunities (GO) is the leading media channel for all issues relating to buying for and supplying to the public sector. GO also hosts the UK National GO Awards – which are an annual opportunity for public, private and third-sector organisations to demonstrate and get...
Recap & Recording: Aligning Public Procurement Roles with Key Skills
Apr 25, 2018
As a continuing part of our webinar series focused on helping chief procurement officers and acquisition executives understand the key skills and gaps of the procurement workforce, Public Spend Forum, in collaboration with NIGP, presented a second webinar covering the importance of developing a...
Procura+ Sustainable and Innovation Procurement Seminar Highlights
Mar 29, 2018
The 15th Procura+ Seminar on Sustainable and Innovation Procurement took place last week in Oslo, with ICLEI and the SPP Regions project partnering to host. Procura+ Network participants, practitioners, experts, and policy makers from across Europe gathered to hear the Vice Mayor of Oslo...
Recap & Recording: Skills of a World-Class Public Procurement Workforce
Mar 28, 2018
As part of our webinar series focused on helping Chief Procurement Officers and Acquisition Executives understand the key skills and gaps of the procurement workforce, Public Spend Forum, in collaboration with NIGP, provided an overview of the Public Procurement Workforce Competency Model. In...
Call for Contributions – EcoProcura 2018
Mar 20, 2018
The EcoProcura conference series started in 1998 as a forum to promote exchange and dialogue on the latest strategies and practical solutions on sustainable, circular and innovation procurement. Now the 10th conference brings together over 400 procurers, policy makers, businesses, researchers and...
Recap & Recording: Draining the Data Swamp with Smarter Procurement Analytics
Mar 9, 2018
What’s the Number One most important thing that an organization can do succeed with procurement analytics?
That question and several more were answered in a recent Public Spend Forum webinar with special guest Rob Handfied, Professor of Supply Chain Management at NC State University and Executive...
