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13 May 2013

The government has confirmed that public sector IT buyers will be required to consider cloud solutions before all other options....

Categories: Central Government, Procurement & Supply Chain


03 May 2013

Six senior figures from the private sector have been appointed to strengthen the government's negotiations with major suppliers....

Categories: Central Government


19 Apr 2013

The Cabinet Office's Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG) has been urged to make sure it delivers long-term savings for central government....

Categories: Central Government


28 Mar 2013

Senior procurement officials have called for government buying to be fully centralised and details of supplier contracts to be opened up....

Categories: Central Government, Procurement & Supply Chain


20 Mar 2013

Lord Heseltine's suggestion that Whitehall departments should appoint their own chief procurement officer (CPO) has received the backing of the government....

Categories: Central Government


28 Feb 2013

Successfully completing major change management projects relies on strong leadership from the top getting the workforce onside with what is occurring, according to a logistics expert....

Categories: Central Government


11 Feb 2013

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service has offered advice to managers across the UK on how to get the best out of their staff....

Categories: Central Government


01 Feb 2013

The government is open for business and wants to work with IT firms to begin digitalising the public sector, transforming the landscape of UK service provision, according to minister for the cabinet office Francis Maude.

He...

Categories: Central Government, Functional Practices


15 Jan 2013

UK businesses could face problems when the EU data reforms currently being discussed come into force, according to the Direct Marketing Association (DMA)....

Categories: Central Government, Local Government


21 Dec 2012

The coalition has announced plans to offer fewer IT procurement frameworks to the public sector in a bid to improve the tendering process and make it easier for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to gain business.

Following...

Categories: Central Government