Experts from the private and public sector joined Public Spend Forum for a discussion on how principles of Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) can help procurement organizations create business value in support of their broader mission. For this webinar, we partnered with State of Flux ,...
A joint initiative between Scotland’s Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils is supporting local businesses in developing their capability to bid successfully for public procurement contracts. The Positive Procurement Programme (PPP) takes attendees through what a good tender looks like. It’s...
The European Commission has published updated guidance on Public Procurement for practitioners around avoiding the most common errors in projects funded under the European Structural and Investment Funds. This is for guidance only and is intended to encourage good practice. It is aimed primarily...
We’ve been writing over the past year or so about the Public Spend Forum (PSF) initiative – the public procurement workforce competency model. As part of our commitment to driving long-term, sustainable change in public procurement, we worked with the Volcker Alliance to develop a public...
Public sector organizations may experience great benefit from business intelligence (BI) solutions, but not without diligence in the planning process to understand why they need it and which business challenges are to be solved. This was one of several themes discussed during Public Spend Forum...
Public Spend Forum is on a mission to connect buyers and suppliers in the public sector to reduce waste, drive innovation and accelerate impact. One of the ways we pursue this mission is through our educational webinars and events channel: Modernizing IT Through Agile Share-in-Savings...
If you are curious about how drones are used in the public sector and want to learn how to buy them, then this pre-recorded webinar will get you on the right track. Drones are doing amazing work in the public sector, from creating 3D models of large mountains to helping in disaster recovery...
In this brief tutorial, DeltaBid illustrates three useful d ata cuts to support your broader supply market analysis efforts. Public Spend Forum has a broader set of key principles around conducting supply market analysis, as well as training to support these efforts. What ...
This article presents helpful tips and perspectives on conducting market analyses. Add these tips to your tool box for conducting market analyses – specific tips covered include: supplier market analysis, demand analysis, supplier interviews, and spend category risk level. Full Article: ...
This article focuses on the actual gathering of requirements as part of requirements development and writing. While not written with a procurement context specifically in mind, it does provide helpful tips on gathering requirements. In addition to the “10 rules for gathering requirements”, the...