Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Jun 15, 2018
Technology Modernization Board announces $45 million awards to three agencies for IT modernization efforts, DHS awards $1 billion contract as part of CDM program, and the military drone market is expected to be worth over $13 billion by 2024. This is Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for June...
July 2018 Marks Beginning of Enforced EU Public Procurement Directive
Jun 14, 2018
Lexology has run an article in the run up to the July 2018 deadline when the Federal Procurement Act 2018 will enter into force finally replacing the Federal Procurement Act 2006. It’s now more than two years since the transposition and more than one year after publication of the first...
Dubai’s Dafza New Platform for B2B Commerce
Jun 14, 2018
A proposal has been accepted for Dubai Airport Freezone Authority to form a joint team from free zones to work with government entities in an integrated and interactive way on B2B commerce. The platform, Dubai Blink, uses artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and virtual business licenses...
New Tech Index Highlights Strengths of UK Clusters in Joint Innovation
Jun 14, 2018
A new Tech Innovation Index launched by Data City shows the most active innovation communities in the UK by categories. “It goes beyond standard pre-determined geographies, enabling it to reveal previously unseen vital business and academic links across cities and county boundaries, and...
UK – New Public Sector Data Ethics Framework
Jun 14, 2018
A new Data Ethics Framework has been launched in the UK to make sure the Government sets the highest global standards for how public servants should use data appropriately. The scheme is the only effort by a national government to discuss the considerations public servants should make when using...
UK Government’s New Suite of Travel and Venue Solutions Launched
Jun 14, 2018
The UK Government’s central buying organisation, Crown Commercial Services (CCS), has launched a new suite of travel and venue solutions for the public sector. Public Sector Travel and Venue Solutions (PSTVS) will enable the booking of rail and air travel, accommodation and event services,...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Jun 8, 2018
GSA announces new start date for $50 billion IT service contract, Google says it will not renew controversial Pentagon contract, and much more. This is Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for June 8, 2018.
GSA Expects Alliant 2 Unrestricted GWAC to Take Effect in July
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£5bn in UK Funds for Wales Nuclear Plant
Jun 6, 2018
A proposed nuclear site in Wales, the Wylfa nuclear plant, will be funding in a tri-partite agreement between Hitachi, state-backed Japanese entities and the UK Government. The UK business secretary has announced that the UK will be using public money to directly finance the £5 billion it is...
Scottish Building Federation Urges Review of Public Sector Contracts
Jun 6, 2018
Following the collapse of two major Scottish contractors in a matter of days, the Scottish Building Federation managing director has asked for a reform of public contracts which he believes could play a better role in ensuring Scottish firms thrive. Both collapsed firms cite cash flow problems as...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Jun 1, 2018
GSA issues multibillion-dollar presolicitation for SaaS procurement program, signed a governmentwide deal with IBM, and keeps encouraging agencies to apply for TMF money. This is Public Spend Forum’s Weekly Roundup for June 1, 2018.
GSA Issues Presolicitation for $2.5 Billion SaaS Procurement...
Crown Marketplace To Transform How Public Sector Buys Common Goods and Services
May 31, 2018
The UK central government buying organisation Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has made progress into creating Crown Marketplace, destined to change how the public sector buys its common goods and services as the next generation of Digital Marketplace in an effort to bring more spend under...
Ireland’s Police Force Reducing Reliance on Contractors
May 31, 2018
The Garda (An Garda Síochána – the Republic of Ireland’s police force) is training more of its own ICT staff instead of outsourcing to contractors. It is a move following an internal audit of procurement practices in relation to information and communications technology contracts worth...
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