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Category Archives: Public sector
Examining the EC strategy for e-procurement
Paul Henty reviews the European Commission’s recent statements on the use of e-procurement and examines the legal implications.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Law, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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SMEs win 75 per cent of Public Contracts Scotland contracts
During the past year, more than 6,200 Scottish suppliers have won deals using the portal, which now has 60,000 businesses and 4,000 buyers signed up.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, SRM, Technology
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Ian Watmore to leave Civil Service
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude praises his help in delivering “billions of cash savings” to UK taxpayers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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DWP should monitor Work Programme contractors more closely
MPs have praised the speed at which the government’s scheme to support jobseekers was implemented and risk shared, but said it should require suppliers to set minimum service standards.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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BBC focuses on making procurement more effective
The cost of the BBC procurement function has remained static over the past five years but its performance is among the best in the public sector, according to the National Audit Office.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Paul Snell, Public sector, Purchasing
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MEP calls for more emphasis on sustainability in procurement rules
Swedish MEP Åsa Westlund has recommended public purchasers be given greater power to make demands on vendors to increase sustainable procurement.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Law, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Sustainability
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Major Projects Authority must improve reporting
The National Audit Office says the scrutiny body has improved the oversight and transparency of spending on government projects, but should report this work publicly.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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PFI projects are too slow, too expensive and too uncompetitive, say MPs
The Public Accounts Committee has published a critical report into PFI deals, concluding they “do not serve investors or taxpayers well”.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Staffordshire Council signs Capita to save £18.5 million in purchasing
The Midlands authority has struck a three-year deal with the outsourcing provider where it will be paid based on the savings it makes.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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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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