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11 Apr 2012

Procurement processes in the public sector need to do more to foster innovation in order to achieve savings and wider economic benefits....

Categories: Central Government, Public Sector


03 Apr 2012

The government has pledged to do more to tackle the problem of procurement fraud, following a report showing that these crimes cost the public sector £2.3 billion last year....

Categories: Central Government, Public Sector


23 Mar 2012

Interim manager recruitment levels in the public sector are likely to rebound in the second half of this year, according to the Interim Management Association (IMA)....

Categories: Central Government, Public Sector


12 Mar 2012

The government has outlined a series of new measures that will make it easier for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to win government procurement contracts....

Categories: Central Government, Public Sector


24 Feb 2012

The Cabinet Office has announced the details of a new Civil Service training contract that will be the first to mandate greater levels of competitiveness in public sector procurement....

Categories: Central Government, Public Sector


23 Feb 2012

Public sector procurement efforts could benefit from becoming more inclusive and accessible for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)....

Categories: Central Government, Public Sector


24 Jan 2012

UK public sector procurement staff could learn a lesson or two from their counterparts in Europe, with the German system one that offers a smarter approach to managing finances, it has been claimed.

Christopher Bovis, professor...

Categories: Central Government


23 Dec 2011

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) could be set to recruit external experts to aid with its efforts to improve the efficiency of its procurement processes....

Categories: Central Government


19 Dec 2011

Organisations in the UK and across the world are likely to increase their focus on procurement outsourcing in the coming year, according to new analysis.

Research firm Everest Group has published its 2012 Market Predictions,...

Categories: Central Government


07 Dec 2011

The public sector is failing to meet standards in terms of procurement efficiency at present, according to a business expert....

Categories: Central Government