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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Council leaders see need for more outsourcing
Local authority chiefs believe more commissioning of services to the private and voluntary sector is needed to provide flexibility, but they have concerns over the skills of commissioners.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Public sector, Purchasing
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Buyers change tactics to tackle energy concerns
Market reforms and volatile prices are changing the way purchasers approach the procurement of energy, according to the managing director of broker EnergyQuote JHA.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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Develop manufacturing supply through local sourcing
UK businesses should be incentivised to spend money with domestic vendors to boost the strength and capability of the UK supply base.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Government should build construction procurement expertise
A parliamentary group has made 13 recommendations to improve public sector building projects, including establishing an advisory group on procurement to provide buyers with support.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Expect more public procurement reform
Deputy chief procurement officer Sally Collier has said the government is “negotiating every week” to deliver changes, and predicted a more favourable regulatory environment by 2016.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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MPs ‘appalled’ by court translation contract
The National Audit Office has published a critical report into a deal for translation and interpretation services, blaming insufficient due diligence on the supplier for the problems.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Late payment by councils ‘a curse’ for small firms
Local authorities have only marginally improved the number of invoices they pay within 10 days in the past three years, research finds.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Whitehall departments still inconsistent on prices
There continues to be differences between the amounts central government departments pay for commodities such as A4 paper and energy, according to the TaxPayers’ Alliance.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Take control of water use to save, buyers urged
Asda’s energy procurement manager has said buyers can make large savings on bills by making efficiency changes.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Sustainability
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Jupp and jubilation for purchasing’s stars
The spotlight was on the stars of the procurement profession last night at the CIPS Supply Management Awards, as they enjoyed comedy from Miles Jupp and rocked out to music from the CIPS president.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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