Bloom Launches UK’s First Public-Sector-Dedicated S2P Platform
Jun 5, 2019
Bloom Procurement Services, which operates the NEPRO professional services framework on behalf of the UK’s NEPO (North East Procurement Organisation), which was set up to help the public sector buy professional services and manage spend whilst achieving better outcomes and improving value, has...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
May 31, 2019
Robotics process automation use across government “is exploding,” DHS awards $276M contract for CDM dashboard, and Congress renews their JEDI objections. All this and more in Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for May 21, 2019.
Procurement Chiefs Watching the Spread of RPA
Robotics process...
Winners of the £310m European Social Fund Tender
May 30, 2019
FE Week has revealed the big winners of the controversial £310m European Social Fund tender, funding given to the UK to increase job opportunities and to help people to improve their skill levels. The agency said the contracts were awarded through a “stringent procurement process, which adhered...
YPO Amazon Business Public Sector Digital Marketplace To Help Procurement Managers with Ad Hoc Spending
May 30, 2019
Global business supplies industry’s hub, OPI, reports that the YPO contract with Amazon Business is up and running. Amazon Business has taken an important step into the UK public sector channel with the launch of a framework contract with procurement organisation YPO, it says. The two firms have...
Potential Buyers Queuing Up But Clock Is Ticking for British Steel
May 30, 2019
A report in Plymouth Live says the UK government will keep the insolvent British Steel running until a suitable owner is found, but they do not intend to nationalise the business. The official receiver for British Steel said “good progress” had been made in finding new ownership to save the...
Construction Sector Value for Money in Northern Ireland Public Procurements
May 30, 2019
Evaluating public procurement in Northern Ireland, specifically the achievement of value for money in public construction projects, is assessed in this article on Engineers Journal. It also assess other factors detrimental to creating value, such as sub-economic tendering and the potential impact...
NHS Improvement Efficiency Team Member Joins Consultancy After Awarding It a £400m Contract
May 30, 2019
A senior manager working in UK NHS Improvement’s efficiency team will become a director at Deloitte, seven months after he was part of a panel that awarded a contract to the firm for help on a major shake-up of NHS procurement, says HSJ. NHS Improvement told HSJ that the move did not breach its...
Do You Have a Supply Chain Green Idea, Startup or Project?
May 30, 2019
As part of an initiative to spread the word on the Sustainable Supply Chain, SustainAbility has created a series of podcasts where you are invited to share your journey, experiences, perspectives and insights. The podcasts dive into what it takes to elevate the Sustainable Supply Chain and hears...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
May 24, 2019
GSA works through details for its planned eCommerce platform and recently launched a new interactive cloud adoption site. All this and more in Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for May 24, 2019....
MoD Criticised Over International Ship Building Procurement
May 23, 2019
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) is facing criticism over the way it is procuring new ships to back up the Royal Navy’s giant aircraft carriers (and in its invitation to foreign firms to bid for a contract to build shops for the Royal Navy). It has already suffered a blow to its...
Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act – CIOB Response
May 23, 2019
The UK Home Office has just published its “Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015: Final Report.” The construction industry, having been highlighted by the National Crime Agency as one of the most common sectors for labour exploitation in the UK owing to its ‘aggressive business...
Benefits, Not Cost, Should Be Key Focus of Major Infrastructure Projects
May 23, 2019
More emphasis should be made on the whole-life benefits of major infrastructure projects than cost, says a new Institute for Civil Engineers (ICE) policy report. The report looks at how the built environment sector can reduce the gap between cost estimates and outturns for major infrastructure...
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