Category Archives: Outsourcing

Firms choose range of locations to outsource payroll

Cost reduction, better management control and spreading risk is driving companies in Europe and North America to outsource payroll services to multiple countries.

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Pelican builds buying power with Prestige purchase

Pelican Buying Company has acquired the Prestige Purchasing consortium, with the aim of improving service and providing better terms due to the bigger scale.

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Use your own outsourcing contracts, buyers urged

Purchasers could be at a disadvantage if they accept deals drawn up by service providers, lawyer Sam De Silva told the CIPS Annual Conference.

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Electronic tagging procurement is ‘flawed’

Report finds current procurement system for tagging offenders is outdated and expensive.

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Outsourcing public services could save £22 billion

A CBI report says going out to market could save an average of 11 per cent a claim the Local Government Association says is pie in the sky.

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Focus on indirect costs, not job cuts, to boost earnings

Cutting non-labour costs by just 1 per cent could increase earnings by 3.6 per cent, according to Proxima.

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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.

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Outsourcing contract values decline by a quarter

Buyers are negotiating shorter contracts at more competitive prices, taking advantage of the tough marketplace, according to the Everest Group.

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‘Think small and focused’ when writing an RFP

This is among the five best practices highlighted in a report that purchasers should employ when preparing an request for proposal for a tender process.

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SciQuest sees revenue soar by 18 per cent

The e-procurement software provider made $15.2 million (£9.71 million) in the second quarter of 2012.

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