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Category Archives: Public sector
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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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, Home page picture story, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Audit Commission outsourcing to save £250 million
An historic deal to hand audit work to private sector companies is expected to contribute to an up to 40 per cent cut in the fees paid by public bodies.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Public sector
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Climbing centre reaches summit of sustainability
Chef Raymond Blanc presents sustainable procurement award to staff from the Castle Climbing Centre in North London.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Supply chain, Sustainability
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University buying must help push research boundaries
Jim Reed, who joined the University of Nottingham as director of procurement a year ago, said: “It took me three months to work out that I could not do what I am good at.”
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Swaziland finance minister announces procurement reform
The government plans to establish a public procurement agency this year to regulate purchasing carried out by public bodies.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Public sector, Southern Africa
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£1 billion Crossrail contract must include responsible procurement
Transport secretary Justine Greening said bidders will have to demonstrate responsible procurement by explaining how they will engage with the wider supply chain.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Improved estate procurement could save NHS £1 billion
Neighbouring trusts should work together to maximise economies of scale and cut down on wasted space, says consultancy EC Harris.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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£250m civil service training contract demands supply competition
The UK government training deal with Capita Workplace Services is the first of its kind to mandate competition in its supply chain.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Design Council wants construction procurement ‘code of practice’
Government advisory body is the latest organisation to call for reform of public procurement processes.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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