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Category Archives: Public sector
Government should put consultancy framework ‘effort where its mouth is’
Management Consultancies Association chairman expresses frustration at second delay this time to the announcement of suppliers being considered for government business.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Poor management blamed for £133 million spend by Scottish Government
Auditor general: “Weaknesses need to be addressed and oversight of ICT investment needs strengthening to ensure value for money.”
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Centralise negotiation to boost public property savings
The government should make more use of its buying power to negotiate better deals with landlords, according to MPs.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Australian senate criticises ‘flawed’ defence procurement
A report has proposed streamlining the Defence Materiel Organisation to improve spending.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Civil servants must improve contract negotiation skills
Commercial skills must be improved if the government is to meet its aim of opening public services to greater choice and competition, a report says.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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EC scraps public procurement regulator proposal
The idea of introducing a body in each EU country to oversee public purchasing has been rejected by the countries negotiating reforms to procurement rules.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Law, News, Public sector
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Lawyer urges worried buyers to check Mouchel contracts
The infrastructure and services business has reassured clients there will be no impact on contracts following restructuring, but lawyer says those concerned should check their deals.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Virgin Trains challenges West Coast contract award
The incumbent operator of the route has launched a legal challenge to the Department for Transport to prevent the award of the deal to rival FirstGroup.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Law, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Scottish public procurement process a ‘lottery’
Construction firms in Scotland are choosing not to participate in public tender processes because the costs are too high.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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MPs call for delay to train franchise deal
The Transport Select Committee has called for the government to postpone signing the deal to run the West Coast Mainline, as an online petition asking for the decision to be reconsidered closes in on 100,000 signatures.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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