Expressions of interest – Vertically challenged?
By Rosemary Choueka, Partner and Head of EU, Competition and Regulation and Simon Dodd, EU, Competition and Regulation lawyer, Lawrence Graham LLP Rosemary Choueka and Simon Dodd discuss the impact the...
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The challenge and necessity of applying Hutton’s Fair Pay Code to contractors...
By John Tizard, Director, Centre for Public Service Partnerships In his Review of Fair Pay in the Public Sector, Will Hutton states that when public services are outsourced or provided through some...
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Tender requirements and the principle of equal treatment
By Ruth McNaught, Solicitor, Harper Macleod LLP In their recent decision in Elekta Limited v The Common Services Agency, The Court of Session considered both the justification for a contracting...
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Positive future for energy industry supply chain
The business development organisation for the oil, gas and offshore renewables sector, NOF Energy, has revealed that UK energy companies are positive about their prospects for 2012. A survey conducted...
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Supplier sought for parking contract
A parking enforcement tender worth up to £24m has been issued by Brighton and Hove Council. Six enforcement providers are being sought for the three-year contract, to cover the full range of parking...
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NHS seeks supplier for 111 health service
NHS Yorkshire and the Humber is tendering for a non-emergency 111 service which will offer patients NHS care and advice over the telephone. NHS Yorkshire and the Humber are acting on the behalf of a...
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Carillion wins £100m Academy Schools work
Carillion has been appointed as the preferred bidder for an Academy Schools deal worth over £100m. The Partnerships for Schools Contractors Framework appointed Carillion as a National Academies...
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The Devil is in the Details
By Terry Street, Principal Consultant and Procurement and Outsourcing Product Manager, Socitm Consulting The Devil is in the Details. Save arguments – clarify the contract and publish it. Happy New...
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G-Cloud gives second chance for suppliers
The government’s G-Cloud has announced it will give a second chance for suppliers to join the CloudStore. The framework will re-open this year. The CloudStore will be a ‘type of “e-marketplace” which...
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Scotland’s public procurement failing SMEs
Criticisms have been levied at Scottish public procurement for failing to engage with small businesses. The Jimmy Reid Foundation’s report, ‘Using Our Buying Power to Benefit Scotland’, says the...
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Argentine government calls for British supplier boycott
The Argentinean government is urging some of the country’s leading companies to stop using British suppliers as tensions escalate ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands conflict. Argentina’s...
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Leap day causes Cloudstore blackout
The public sector’s online marketplace for cloud services, Cloudstore, went offline for several hours on 29 February due to a power outage with its hosting platform, Microsoft’s Azure. The government...
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New Purchase and Pay initiative to drive government procurement
MasterCard, ProcServe and Invapay have announced a new initiative to deliver a Purchase and Pay solution to underpin the government’s drive towards efficiency in its procurement process. The...
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Oracle deal to save government £75m
Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General Francis Maude has announced that a new deal has been signed between IT supplier Oracle and the government. The new deal is expected to save the...
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NPIA’s National Police Procurement Hub reaches milestone
WA Products (UK) has become the 100th supplier to provide a catalogue on the National Police Procurement Hub. The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA)’s National Police Procurement Hub (NPPH) is...
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Highways Agency launches supplier recognition scheme
The Highways Agency has announced the launch of the second year of its successful supplier recognition scheme, aimed at recognising efforts by suppliers which demonstrate leading performance in driving...
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Privatisation of defence support will be costly and risky
The planned privatisation of the UK’s defence equipment and support will be costly and risky, the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) warns. The union says the pursuit of private profit has no...
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North Somerset tenders £14m landscape contract
Suppliers for a seven-year contract worth £14m to provide services including green space maintenance, tree surgery and street cleaning are being sought by North Somerset Council. The local authority...
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Council procurement pledge supported by SMEs and charities
The Local Government Association (LGA)’s Procurement Pledge has been backed by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), local authorities and a range of charities. The pledge is intended to ensure...
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Intellect responds to NHS procurement consultation
Three key areas of action to help improve procurement in the NHS have been set out by technology trade body Intellect. The recommendations have been made as part of a response published by Intellect to...
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