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CCS More Than Doubles Planned Spending on eSourcing Platform
Oct 11, 2018
UK Government buying organisation, Crown Commercial Service, is replacing its eSourcing platform in a framework it initially drew up worth £4 million to the winning bidder. Now that the contract notice has been issued, CCS expects the cumulative value of the deal across its four lots to be worth...
UK Must Rejoin Government Procurement Agreement
Oct 11, 2018
Bloomberg writes that the US could block the UK from a 46-nation public procurement agreement after it leaves the EU, and that the UK is looking to rejoin the Government Procurement Agreement which was set up under the auspices of the World Trade Agreement. The UK currently participates in the GPA...
A 2020 Vision for Federal Government Procurement
Oct 10, 2018
Amazon looms large over the world’s commerce, drawing a stark contrast to old ways of shopping, and an even starker contrast to the way government agencies buy things. In fact, there’s even a term for it: The Amazon Effect. So, when Section 846 of 2018 National Defense Authorization Act was...
Federal Judge Suggests Congressional “Kill Switch” For Kingdomware SDVOSB Preferences
Oct 5, 2018
In a strongly-worded opinion, a federal judge decried a “labyrinth of legal and regulatory hoops and hurdles” imposed on the VA as a result of the famous Kingdomware Supreme Court decision–and suggested that Congress could exercise a “kill switch” to curtail or even eliminate the SDVOSB...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Oct 5, 2018
Amazon and USAF partner up on e-commerce program, DoD awards over $2 billion in year-end contracts, and acquisition leaders are looking to new techniques for IT modernization. All this and more in Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for October 5, 2018.
Amazon, Air Force Team Up on E-Commerce...
Guide for Overseas Companies On How To Access NHS Procurement Channels
Oct 4, 2018
The UK government has issued guidance for overseas companies on how to access NHS (the country’s National Health Service) procurement channels in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It also outlines the aims of the new NHS Supply Chain operating model put in place to improve...
Local Authority Surveys Local Businesses on Experience of Pitching for Public Sector Contracts
Oct 4, 2018
Great to see a local authority taking the initiative to better understand how local businesses perceive public sector tendering. The English county of Suffolk, with a relatively high procurement spend, has commissioned Suffolk Chamber of Commerce to survey local businesses on their recent...
Tackling Modern Slavery in the Supply Chain – Private Sector Needs Government Incentives
Oct 4, 2018
The UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand say other governments could do more to tackle modern slavery in global supply chains. “By working together, the UK and its partners can use their $600 billion of purchasing power as a lever to prevent forced labour in both the public and private...
Measures To Address Late Payment Issues
Oct 4, 2018
Open Access Government discusses the UK Cabinet Office’s efforts to address the issue of late payments in government contracts. “Figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show small firms are owed an average of £6,142, mostly from larger organisations not paying them for goods and...
New Consolidated SDVOSB Eligibility Requirements: the Good, the Bad, and the Downright Ugly
Oct 3, 2018
New, consolidated SDVOSB eligibility regulations kicked in on October 1. The new regulations replace the old VA and SBA rules, which provided separate eligibility standards for SDVOSBs.
Veterans have long been confused by the fact that the Government operated two separate SDVOSB programs, each...
Steve’s Peeve About A Common Contracting Phrase
Oct 2, 2018
Ask yourself the following question: What is the adjective most commonly used to modify the phrase “government contracts” in mainstream-media articles?
The answer, I’m pretty sure, is “lucrative.” As in, “X company or individual won lucrative government contracts for…”
Pay attention...
SmallGovCon Week in Review: September 24-28, 2018
Sep 29, 2018
Happy end of FY 2018, everybody! Let’s celebrate properly, with the SmallGovCon Week In Review.
In this week’s edition, we’ll discuss end-of-fiscal-year spending (appropriately enough), new FAR regulations, and government contracting officials behaving badly.
Have a great weekend!
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