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PFI Deals – A New NAO Report
Jan 18, 2018
UK National Audit Office has produced a report with information about the rationale, costs and benefits of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), the use and impact of PFI, the ability to make savings from operational contracts, and the introduction of PF2. There are currently over 700 operational...
Buying Procurement Technology Webinar: Meet our Panel
Jan 16, 2018
We’re just a few days away from the next in our series of How to Buy Procurement Technology webinars. What started with advice on how to get started with a procurement technology acquisition has evolved to a panel of expert suppliers and industry consultants ready to share their wisdom with our...
Collaboration in UK Public Procurement – Our Survey Results
Jan 11, 2018
Today we’d like to share with you an extract from a report we issued last year (sponsored by BravoSolution) based on our research around collaboration in UK public procurement – Procurement Collaboration in the UK Public Sector – Key Issues, Successes and Recommendations.
In it we look at...
Shared Services’ in Government and Possible Challenges Ahead
Jan 11, 2018
The push for shared services is revealing several of challenges related to agencies’ core missions and government’s relationship with industry. FCW gathered a group of federal leaders to talk about how agencies can move to the next phase of shared services and shares those insights with readers...
Not getting the competition you hoped for? This may be why.
Jan 9, 2018
We’ve all been there. You spend months defining your customer’s requirement and designing the perfect solicitation, but when it comes time to evaluate you’re underwhelmed by the quality of proposals received. None reflect what you’re looking for, and you had a few vendors in mind that...
Government Contracts Joint Ventures: Our New Handbook is Now Available
Jan 9, 2018
I am excited to announce the publication of Government Contracts Joint Ventures, the first in a new series of new government contracting guides we’re calling “Koprince Law LLC GovCon Handbooks.” Packed with easy-to-understand examples and written in plain English, Government Contracts...
Simple Advice for Procurement Success in 2018
Jan 3, 2018
As Spend Matters gets back in the swing of things in the new year with full coverage of topics, Peter Smith addresses prospects for 2018 as well as suggesting some resolutions, ideas or goals that procurement professionals might want to adopt. He covers four key points wishes readers a happy,...
Value of a Global Public Procurement Community – PSF Progress and Next Steps
Nov 20, 2017
Raj Sharma, founder of Public Spend Forum (PSF), is in London briefly on November 27, passing through on his way to Amsterdam for the Open Contracting 2017 event. It sounds very interesting, so we look forward to his review of the event; I know Peter Smith (Spend Matters and PSF Europe lead) would...
Recap & Recording: Creating a Culture of Customer Service in Public Procurement
Aug 8, 2017
On August 8, Jack Pellegrino, Director of Purchasing & Contracting for the County of San Diego, presented a webinar on how public procurement is a service profession and the importance of customer service within this area. While providing good customer service takes a little extra time,...
IT Contracts That Defined 2017
Dec 29, 2017
The trend in acquisition has shifted toward standardized technology and stronger cybersecurity, from the massive telecommunications upgrades anticipated with the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract to the new version of the General Services Administration’s Alliant IT vehicle. The...
Rogue Agencies: Lower tier publics with little oversight gone rogue?
Dec 29, 2017
Rogue Agencies: Lower tier publics with little oversight gone rogue?Topic keywords: Integrity in Public Procurement, Bribery in Public Procurement, Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement, Preventing Corruption in Public ProcurementIn reviewing various quasi public agencies that are near purely...
3 Predictions for Government Tech in 2018
Dec 27, 2017
Next Gov provides a quick look at which technology will move from buzzword to implementation in 2018. Emerging tech like blockchain has been examined as a possible way to secure transactions, documents, and messaging for a variety of applications in government. Another tech, artificial...
