Category Archives: Public sector

Better deals save Surrey Council more than £2 million in six weeks

Local authority negotiates better deals for buses, IT and social care services at the start of the current financial year.

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Offshore wind investment benefits from greater competition

A new approach to funding has boosted competition for licenses, but the scheme needs fine-tuning, according to the National Audit Office.

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Offshore wind investment benefits from greater competition

A new approach to funding has boosted competition for licenses, but the scheme needs fine-tuning, according to the National Audit Office.

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Which organisations have been shortlisted in the 2012 CIPS SM Awards?

The shortlist for the CIPS Supply Management Awards 2012 is revealed today.

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Who has made it on to this year’s procurement professional’s shortlist?

Six lucky individuals have been shortlisted for the CIPS Supply Management Awards 2012.

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Shared services to ‘become the norm’ in Whitehall

UK government’s civil service reform aims to boost the use of shared service centres, with the CBI calling for local authorities to share with neighbours.

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Government aims to save millions on nursery milk

Savings achieved through efficient buying could mean more milk for children under proposals to reform the Nursery Milk Scheme.

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Wirral Council pays price for tendering flaws

The Audit Commission has found the local authority is likely to have broken EU procurement rules in the award of a contract for highway and engineering services.

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Businesses let EU procurement changes pass by

More than half of buyers, suppliers and advisers in North West have no plans to understand incoming reforms, while 17 per cent are unaware of the consequences of not complying with the law.

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KPMG buys up BrainNet

A deal has been agreed by the two consultancies and should be finalised by the end of the summer.

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