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Category Archives: Purchasing
Government gives green light to outsource defence procurement
Defence secretary Phillip Hammond has declared the preference is to establish a ‘government-owned, contractor-operated’ procurement organisation to improve the UK military’s purchasing.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Government gives green light to outsource defence procurement
Defence secretary Phillip Hammond has declared the preference is to establish a ‘government-owned, contractor-operated’ procurement organisation to improve the UK military’s purchasing.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page picture story, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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MoD looks for ‘heavyweight experience’ to fill senior commercial roles
The Ministry of Defence is recruiting a new commercial director, and up to 13 other senior procurement positions, in its supply division Defence Equipment and Support.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Infrastructure investment will push up energy bills
The £22 billion spend on upgrading gas and electricity networks will increase transmission charges paid though energy bills.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Intro business change, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Better supplier engagement could prevent $5 trillion overspend
The energy and utilities sector could avoid huge additional costs on capital projects if it involves suppliers at the planning stage and improves risk management.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity
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Collaborate with vendors to boost social benefits of contracts
Public sector buyers have been urged to work more closely with vendors to improve the economic, social and environmental benefits potential of contracts.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Sustainability
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Surrey and East Sussex councils to buy together
The local authorities have joined forces to establish the Surrey and East Sussex Procurement Partnership to apply joint procurement to common spend categories.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Clients believe outsourcers invent work for extra money
A survey finds 65 per cent of IT staff think their outsourcing provider is coming up with additional work to increase revenue.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing
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Government defends scrutiny of Olympic security contract
Crime and security minister says the progress of contractor G4S was monitored and challenged, as the military makes up a shortfall in security guards for the London games.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Intro business change, Intro fraud & corruption, News, Purchasing
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Government defends scrutiny of Olympic security contract
Crime and security minister says the progress of contractor G4S was monitored and challenged, as the military makes up a shortfall in security guards for the London games.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, Intro business change, News, Purchasing
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