Category Archives: Purchasing

Lord Gold to lead probe into Rolls-Royce corruption allegations

The former senior partner at law firm Herbert Smith will conduct an in-depth review into compliance procedures at the global engineering company.

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Rail franchise review signals procurement changes

The procurement process for rail franchises should be completed in a set period of 24 months and PQQs should only consider a bidder’s past performance, according to an independent report.

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Government provides extra cash to boost supply chain skills

A further £90 million of additional funding has been provided to a scheme to combat a shortage of skills in the UK supply chain.

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Chevron appoints Maria Lindenberg as chief procurement officer

Lindenberg will replace Leo Lonergan who is retiring after 36 years at the oil and gas company.

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Major defence project costs ‘balloon’ by £6.6 billion

The National Audit Office has accepted costs such as fuel inflation are out of the Ministry of Defence’s control, but it has urged the department to make greater use of historical performance and to set realistic timescales.

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Effective procurement blocked by internal resistance

More than half of finance directors said departments within their organisation have resisted efforts to establish professional purchasing practices, believing the work of their function would be hindered.

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Qatari SMEs to receive tender support

Small businesses in Qatar are to get help to win contracts through a government-backed scheme to tackle access to tenders.

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East Anglia suffers supply chain skills shortage

Rising demand, more workers approaching retirement and a “stay put” culture has led to a scarcity of skilled supply chain professionals in the region.

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Most travel buyers expect stable market in 2013

The number of trips is expected to remain the same or increase in the year ahead, which should be seen as “positive” for the economy according to AirPlus.

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GT Nexus to merge with TradeCard

The two cloud supply chain software providers will create a combined organisation processing more than $100 billion (£62.3 billion) in transactions.

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