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Category Archives: Ed’s choice public sector
MoD allocates £4.8 billion to deal with cost rises
For the first time, the Ministry of Defence has budgeted for cost increases in equipment requirements in its 10-year plan for the UK military.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, Ed's choice public sector, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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CBI urges police to free officers for front line by sharing back office functions
Forces should collaborate with councils and other emergency services on procurement and open up services to be performed by independent providers, a CBI report recommends.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice public sector, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Government buying should shape economy, says Cable
The government aims to strengthen UK industries so that public buyers award contracts to UK companies as a matter of course.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice public sector, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Bill Crothers appointed UK government CPO
Revised role sees him succeed John Collington as head of procurement and commercial operations across central government. Sally Collier has also been named the new deputy CPO.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, Central government, Ed's choice public sector, News, People, Public sector, Purchasing
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Collington quits government CPO role
The UK government’s head of procurement is to leave at the end of July to become chief operating officer at Alexander Mann Solutions.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, Ed's choice public sector, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Higher education sector urged to support social enterprises
A campaign has been launched to spend £1 billion with organisations that reinvest profit back into their business to achieve social objectives.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice public sector, News, Public sector
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Labour peer states procurement wasn’t a priority before crash
Lord Andrew Adonis explains that those who weren’t interested in procurement when he was in office, now find it high on their agenda.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice public sector, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, SRM
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Purchasers join forces to manage Olympic risk
Collaboration between heads of procurement affected by London’s Olympic Games is helping to mitigate potential risks to their organisations.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice public sector, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Whitehall will deliver £5 billion cash savings by end of 2012
A “businesslike approach and steely determination” will achieve value for money, said Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Central government, Ed's choice public sector, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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EU outlines reform of public procurement rules
Amendments will allow for greater negotiation with suppliers and reduce the amount of paperwork, in what the EC describes as “necessary, ambitious and realistic” changes to regulations.
Posted in 2011, cat-news, Ed's choice public sector, Law, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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