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5 Jun 21
Tackling climate change and achieving our ambitious target of net-zero emissions requires a step change across our society and economy, says Lord Agnew, government minister for efficiency and...
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5 Jun 21
New procurement rules will require all bidders for central government contracts to have signed plans to reduce their net carbon emissions to zero by 2050.
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4 Jun 21
New procurement guidance that aims to push the wider benefits of public spending alongside value for money will only have “teeth” once legislation is adopted, according to experts.
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27 May 21
Dominic Cummings, the prime minister’s former adviser, described the Department of Health’s procurement system as “completely useless” at dealing with Covid-19, but praised chancellor Rishi Sunak in...
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10 May 21
Portsmouth City Council is seeking a contractor to oversee maintenance of heating services at council owned properties worth at least £105m.
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7 May 21
Charlene Maginnis, Crown Commercial Service’s head of policy delivery – supply chain and service offering, explains how the Government’s rules on social value are shaping the public sector’s buying...
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4 May 21
The London Borough of Barnet’s internal audit team has found the council failed to hold accurate records of higher-value procurement contracts, against the authority’s procurement policy.
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23 Apr 21
Public bodies must consider a number of areas of law when assessing the impact of Covid-19 on service agreements with their contractors
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22 Apr 21
Emergency coronavirus contracts totalling £3.7bn raised “red flags” meriting further investigation, according to advocacy group Transparency International.
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14 Apr 21
The Welsh Government and NHS responded well to the challenges procuring personal protective equipment during the pandemic, a spending watchdog found.
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14 Apr 21
An independent body should conduct the review into the Greensill lobbying scandal, rather than departmental advisors, according to CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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12 Apr 21
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has appointed advisory firm KPMG to help implement organisational changes.
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8 Apr 21
Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council have announced plans for a £110m prefabricated housing project on mainly council-owned land.
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29 Mar 21
The procurement challenges ushered in by Covid-19 will not go away even if lower infection rates allow society to get back to some degree of normality, says Mohamed Hans.
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24 Mar 21
The government's recent procurement green paper can help authorities become more energy efficient, says Richard Hallewell, chief executive of CIPFA's Technology Procurement Association.
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11 Mar 21
Insourcing ICT services has saved the Welsh Government two thirds less than expected, and the full benefits are yet to be realised, according to a report from Audit Wales.
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25 Feb 21
Oxfordshire County Council has paid out more than £1.6m to a parking enforcement contractor that lost its contract with the council following a breach of procurement regulations, it has emerged.
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19 Feb 21
The University of Stirling is launching a major new research project examining how local authorities procured goods, works and services during Covid-19.
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10 Feb 21
Government plans to procure personal protective equipment before Covid-19 were inadequate, leading to hundreds of millions of pounds being wasted on PPE not fit for purpose, according to a group of...
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22 Jan 21
Differences between the government’s digital systems for procurement and accounting contributed to the government’s lack of transparency over Covid-19 procurement, a Parliamentary committee has heard...
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7 Jan 21
The value of government contracts put out to tender last year fell 8% to £101bn, despite large Covid-19 deals, according to government contracts analysis firm Tussell.
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17 Dec 20
The Covid-19 pandemic has placed immense strain on procurement around the world, providing impetus to build resilience into the supply chains of the future, says CIPD group chief executive Malcolm...
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16 Dec 20
A proposed post-Brexit overhaul of the UK’s public procurement rules would make it easier buyers to encourage social value, according to the government.
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11 Dec 20
Distributed ledger technology can help improve transparency in procurement processes, but public bodies must assess potential implementation risks, according to research into a South American...
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8 Dec 20
Former outsourcing trailblazer the London Borough of Barnet has brought some of its services back in-house
5 Jun 21Tackling climate change and achieving our ambitious target of net-zero emissions requires a step change across our society and economy, says Lord Agnew, government minister for efficiency and...
5 Jun 21New procurement rules will require all bidders for central government contracts to have signed plans to reduce their net carbon emissions to zero by 2050.
4 Jun 21New procurement guidance that aims to push the wider benefits of public spending alongside value for money will only have “teeth” once legislation is adopted, according to experts.
27 May 21Dominic Cummings, the prime minister’s former adviser, described the Department of Health’s procurement system as “completely useless” at dealing with Covid-19, but praised chancellor Rishi Sunak in...
10 May 21Portsmouth City Council is seeking a contractor to oversee maintenance of heating services at council owned properties worth at least £105m.
7 May 21Charlene Maginnis, Crown Commercial Service’s head of policy delivery – supply chain and service offering, explains how the Government’s rules on social value are shaping the public sector’s buying...
4 May 21The London Borough of Barnet’s internal audit team has found the council failed to hold accurate records of higher-value procurement contracts, against the authority’s procurement policy.
23 Apr 21Public bodies must consider a number of areas of law when assessing the impact of Covid-19 on service agreements with their contractors
22 Apr 21Emergency coronavirus contracts totalling £3.7bn raised “red flags” meriting further investigation, according to advocacy group Transparency International.
14 Apr 21An independent body should conduct the review into the Greensill lobbying scandal, rather than departmental advisors, according to CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
12 Apr 21Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has appointed advisory firm KPMG to help implement organisational changes.
8 Apr 21Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council have announced plans for a £110m prefabricated housing project on mainly council-owned land.
29 Mar 21The procurement challenges ushered in by Covid-19 will not go away even if lower infection rates allow society to get back to some degree of normality, says Mohamed Hans.
24 Mar 21The government's recent procurement green paper can help authorities become more energy efficient, says Richard Hallewell, chief executive of CIPFA's Technology Procurement Association.
11 Mar 21Insourcing ICT services has saved the Welsh Government two thirds less than expected, and the full benefits are yet to be realised, according to a report from Audit Wales.
25 Feb 21Oxfordshire County Council has paid out more than £1.6m to a parking enforcement contractor that lost its contract with the council following a breach of procurement regulations, it has emerged.
19 Feb 21The University of Stirling is launching a major new research project examining how local authorities procured goods, works and services during Covid-19.
10 Feb 21Government plans to procure personal protective equipment before Covid-19 were inadequate, leading to hundreds of millions of pounds being wasted on PPE not fit for purpose, according to a group of...
17 Dec 20The Covid-19 pandemic has placed immense strain on procurement around the world, providing impetus to build resilience into the supply chains of the future, says CIPD group chief executive Malcolm...
11 Dec 20Distributed ledger technology can help improve transparency in procurement processes, but public bodies must assess potential implementation risks, according to research into a South American...
8 Dec 20Former outsourcing trailblazer the London Borough of Barnet has brought some of its services back in-house
