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Category Archives: Public sector
Wales transforms procurement with policy statement
The Welsh government has set out nine principles for public procurement as it attempts to reform purchasing.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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MoJ translation deal an ‘object lesson in how not to contract’
The company selected to provide language services to courts was too small to handle such a big deal and caused “total chaos”, according to MPs.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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NHS makes good start on savings, but faces steep road ahead
The health service saved £5.8 billion in 2011-12, but the NAO has raised questions about the measurement of reported efficiencies.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Councils need ‘more sophisticated’ approach to commissioning
Local authorities need to collaborate more with providers, engage earlier, provide greater transparency and provide more clarity over EU procurement law to improve relationships, a report has advised.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Local government, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Government gears up for greener energy buying
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has promised to take government energy purchasing “to a whole new level” with the ‘Energy for Growth’ range of initiatives.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Sustainability
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Contractual demand will reveal NHS patient safety failures
NHS organisations will be required to inform patients when mistakes have been made in care under a clause that will be included in contracts commissioned by GPs from April 2013.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Barnet Council to outsource procurement to Capita
The authority has confirmed Capita as its preferred bidder for a £320 million, 10-year deal that will see corporate procurement, customer services, HR and IT outsourced to the provider from next year.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Public sector, Purchasing
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NAO refuses to sign off MoD accounts for sixth year
The MoD failed “to provide enough evidence to meet the accounting requirements for its valuation of more than £10 billion worth of military equipment,” said Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Update: DfT broke competition rules over West Coast Main Line
Interim findings of a report into the failed procurement process for the West Coast Main Line franchise points the finger of blame firmly at the Department for Transport.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Virgin keeps trains on track
The operator will continue to run the West Coast Main Line franchise for up 23 months while the Department for Transport runs a new bidding process to find a long-term franchisee.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Law, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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