UK Government Must Report on Modern Slavery Prevention in Its Supply Chains
Jul 4, 2019
Under the Modern Slavery Act, companies with a turnover of £36 million must publish statements about what they are doing to prevent modern slavery in their supply chains. Last December, at the G20 summit in Argentina, the UK Prime Minister revealed her plans to apply this to the public...
UK NHS Digital Publishes ‘Internet First’ Guidelines
Jul 4, 2019
UK NHS Digital has published its ‘Internet First’ policy, standards and guidelines to help health and social care organisations make their digital services accessible over the internet. The guidelines describe how to make them secure, scalable and where possible consistent. Read about the...
Croatia Introduces e-Invoicing
Jul 4, 2019
From this Monday – July 8 2019 – Croatia will completely replace the printing of bills on paper by the state and the public sector in Croatia with electronic invoices. This comes inline with the government decision, effective on July 1, on the Law on Compulsory E-Account Receipt in Public...
Federal IT Market Grew by 10 Percent in Fiscal 2018
Jul 3, 2019
The Trump administration is making significant commitments to bolster information technology (IT) infrastructure. The federal government outlines intentions of substantial investments in digital services for citizens, upgrading information security, and data-driven decision making in the...
UK Police Forensics Cyber Attack Repercussions
Jun 27, 2019
News spread this week about the UK police force supplier of forensics services being held to ransomware, and the subsequent suspension of their use by the police. The supplier now says everything is back to normal, but data breach repercussions can be lasting for the judicial system, including...
Results and Status of EU-Funded Pre-Commercial Procurements
Jun 27, 2019
New data from a survey of all the completed pre-commercial procurements (PCPs) funded by the EU’s research and innovation programme 7 show longer-term impact on the commercialisation success rate of companies and the modernisation of public services. Read also how the impact of the EU-funded PCPs...
A Further £1m in Legal Costs for UK DfT in Eurotunnel Fiasco
Jun 27, 2019
The £33m payout from the Department for Transport to Eurotunnel over the handling of the no-deal Brexit ferry contracts where the firm sued for not being invited to bid, has added another £1m to the total in legal costs. This latest development has been called a fiasco that has cost the...
Medicines and Medical Products Supply: Government Updates No-Deal Brexit Plans
Jun 27, 2019
Just out today – the UK Department of Health and Social Care has issued a letter to all suppliers about the continuity of supply of medicines and medical products from 31st October in the case of a no-deal EU exit. It also sets out how suppliers of those products to the UK can best prepare,...
World Economic Forum Report on Gender Equality and Smart Procurement
Jun 27, 2019
“Public procurement has emerged as a pioneering frontier for provision of jobs and opportunities, especially for women and other marginalised groups at most risk of exclusion from social and economic growth. Cities such as Amsterdam deliberately use public procurement to boost young people’s...
Bulgarian Government Approves CETA
Jun 27, 2019
The Bulgarian Government has decided to approve and sign the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada opens new opportunities for trade and investment for economic...
Single-Use Plastics Directive Published in OJEU
Jun 27, 2019
The Single-Use Plastics Directive — Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment—was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. It will impact plastic...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Jun 21, 2019
ECS lands a $276 million cyber award from DHS to deliver an advanced CDM Dashboard, Philadelphia plans to revise its procurement policies to support minority-owned businesses, and AR/VR tech continues to transform how governments use data and more efficiently offer improved services. All this and...
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Perspectives and Insights
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Policies and Regulations
A few months back, we published several articles about the very interesting – and somewhat shocking – court case around the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning …
The Procurement of Innovation Platform aims to make public procurement of innovation a widespread reality in Europe. The Platform has been developed to help public …
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