public procurement Archive

• 0February 27, 2013

  How to solve the public sector procurement conundrum

  The Social Value Act requires public bodies to consider the social and environmental impact of their purchasing decisions – and...

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• 0February 6, 2013

  Public procurement savings dwarfed by growing UK debt

  We will bring this back to procurement, but forgive me a round-about route. Fraser Nelson is an excellent political writer,...

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• 0October 10, 2012

  The power of public procurement

  We should welcome Ed Miliband’s pledge that a Labour government would force private suppliers of public contracts to employ apprentices....

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• 0August 29, 2012

  Public procurement problems damage UK construction sector

  Long delays and bureaucratic procurement processes are damaging the UK construction industry. A survey by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association...

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• 0August 22, 2012

  Scotland to shake up public procurement laws

  The Scottish government is planning to shake up procurement laws to ensure processes are “friendly to Scottish businesses”. Some 25...

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• 1February 29, 2012

  Breaking down procurement barriers for smaller business suppliers

  Finance Minister, Jane Hutt, has announced a change to Welsh public procurement policy making it easier for smaller, local businesses...

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• 0November 2, 2011

  The European Parliament suggest radical reform of EU public procurement

  Members of the European Parliament believe that public procurement rules in the European Union should be reformed to make it...

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• 0May 27, 2011

  Download the new free guides on Public Procurement

  Navigate Change presents new global approaches to public procurement. This European guidebook provides guidance to business leaders in small- or...

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• 0May 10, 2011

  Conference on the Modernisation of EU Public Procurement Policy

  Towards a more efficient European Procurement Market – Commissioner Michel Barnier invites all stakeholders interested in public procurement to discuss...

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• 0April 27, 2011

  European companies attack Chinese public procurement policy

  European businesses have accused China of having a public procurement system which excludes foreign businesses and encourages corruption. “The regulatory...

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• 0April 22, 2011

  Public procurement reform ‘would bring economic benefits’

  The government must invest in a long-term infrastructure strategy for the UK, including procurement reform and planning improvements, or face...

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