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Highways England is seeking the views of its supply chain in the development of a new procurement model for its Smart Motorways Programme. “The aim of the new model is to enable Highways England to achieve its ambitions for the strategic road network through securing a sustainable supply chain by...

In December the UK Technology and Construction Court ruled that the Ministry of Defence acted in breach of its obligations of transparency and equal treatment in rejecting a tender from the incumbent supplier of, and one of the bidders selected to tender for, port, maritime and logistical services...

Entries are invited for this global award in contract management which recognises the personal initiative of an individual practitioner who has shown outstanding leadership or endeavor in the field of contract or commercial management. The IACCM Contracting Excellence Awards are open to all...

The Dutch ministry of justice and safety has published a guidance document on innovation-oriented procurement, which it believes will be of use to other governments and public bodies. It is essentially a toolbox and step-by-step guide covering the process from when the demand for goods or services...

A report from techUK argues that for the government to deliver its transformation and growth commitments, it must make a step change in procurement in central government and the wider public sector. The report discusses how procurement can act as a tool for government to deliver its vision for the...

In a good news public procurement story – thanks to almost exclusively the efforts of one woman, South Ayrshire in Scotland now sources locally produced food for council schools, canteens and nursing homes. The National reports that the result has been a boom in local produce and a big boost to...

Don’t miss out on the chance to be assisted (including legal assistance) in the development and implementation of your innovation procurement. A Europe-wide network of procurement lawyers is available to provide the assistance which is financed by the European Commission and comes at no...

A Tenders’ Direct guest post asks to what degree the most recent EU legislation on encouraging work with SMEs has been successful and what more can be done. ‘Greater access for SMEs to public contracts was one of the policy aims sitting behind the 2014 EU Directive on Public Procurement, which...

James Johns, Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the Policy Institute at King’s College London, advisor to the World Economic Forum’s National Digital Policy Network, and with experience in advising strategy for public sector business within the private sector, has written an article sharing his...

As agencies attempt to connect government to technology, there are enduring themes and disruptive topics that keep showing up. GovTech provides a rundown of technology trends that both elected leaders and government officials keep talking about. The article provides an overview of the issues and...

A Michigan State University economist found $21 trillion in unauthorized spending in the departments of Defense and Housing and Urban Development from 1998-2015. The work included digging into government websites and repeated queries to U.S. agencies that went unanswered, which coincided with the...

Public procurement veteran Steve Gordon talks best practices, future of cooperative purchasing, and much more. In interviews he’s conducted with officials at large public procurement agencies, Gordon has found that procurement teams tend to focus their research on price and cost-savings and not...