Poland – New Public Procurement Law
Feb 14, 2019
The Polish Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology has initiated a public consultation process concerning a new draft Public Procurement Law and regulations that will implement the new legislation, writes Lexology. Starting from 1 January 2020, the new law is to fully replace the existing...
Public Sector Bodies Recognised For Counter-Fraud Efforts
Feb 14, 2019
A number of public sector organisations have been recognised for their efforts in tackling fraud, which is estimated to cost the UK government between £31bn and £49bn every year. Winner of the ‘excellence in fraud prevention’ category was the HMRC for its ‘tackling alcohol at source’...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Feb 8, 2019
The DoD’s cloud strategy indicates opportunities for cloud service providers beyond the controversial JEDI contract and another major DHS contract is being recompeted through GSA. All this and more in Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for February 8, 2019.
GSA Issues Draft RFQ for Potential...
All UK Government CIPS Members Expected To Upgrade to Chartered Status
Feb 7, 2019
The UK Government Commercial Function (GCF) has announced it expects all government CIPS Members to upgrade to Chartered Status. In its new guidance to employees is says Members and Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) across government are expected to upgrade to...
Council Tax Employee Siphons Off £80,000 in Public Money
Feb 7, 2019
A Rochdale (England) council worker has been jailed for diverting £80,000 of public money to himself and his friends. He was eventually caught after an internal investigation found he had altered banking and addresses of businesses to make fraudulent transfers, but had used his work email address...
Government Procurement Contracts Should Crackdown On Non-Compliance With Ethical Codes
Feb 7, 2019
Researchers in the UK have warned that the public sector’s ethical procurement practices are “significantly less advanced” than in the private sector, raising questions about the integrity of public sector supply chains – writes Government News. Dr Kanchana Ruwanpura from the University of...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Feb 1, 2019
Federal contracting shops are preparing for an uptick in orders from agencies in the coming days as they get back up to speed following the shutdown, a new report shows federal IT contract spending reached $64B in FY2018, and updates on Oracle’s JEDI case. All this and more in Public Spend...
UK Northern Cities Found Hardest Hit By Local Authority Spending Cuts
Jan 31, 2019
News from The Guardian this week points to a report by the Centre for Cities think-tank, which says local authority spending in the UK has fallen nationally by half since 2010. Some northern cities in particular, including Liverpool, Blackburn and Barnsley, are facing average cuts twice that of...
World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report Released
Jan 31, 2019
The World Economic Forum has released its Global Risks Report 2019. For the third year in a row, climate change and climate change-related risks dominate the list, accounting for five of the top 10 risks by both likelihood and impact. The report provides an opportunity to place the global risk...
56m Euros of EU Funding Available For Innovation Procurements
Jan 31, 2019
Proposals are called for the Horizon 2020 project which supports two types of innovation procurement: Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) addresses the development and testing of innovative solutions, Public Procurement of Innovative solutions (PPI) focuses on the deployment of innovative...
CIPS Qualifications Restructured for ‘More Agile and Creative Thinkers’
Jan 31, 2019
A review of The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) qualifications has been launched. The institute has reviewed and restructured its qualifications to develop more agile and creative thinkers, focused on strategy and relationship building, it says. “Following a review of the CIPS...
New e-Learning Course on Green Public Procurement
Jan 31, 2019
Green Public Procurement for Furniture is an open, free-to-use e-training course that addresses the main aspects of public procurement. The course provides the basic knowledge necessary to submit bids in public tenders for the furniture sector. It also introduces the student to green public...
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