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Category Archives: News
Who has made it on to this year’s procurement professional’s shortlist?
Six lucky individuals have been shortlisted for the CIPS Supply Management Awards 2012.
Posted in cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Public sector, Risk & continuity, SRM, Technology
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Construction firms launch sustainability school for suppliers
Seven construction firms have collaborated to establish a school providing free training and support for suppliers to tackle sustainability issues.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Collaborative procurement could save schools £400m
The Schools’ Buying Club has reported that £400 million a year could be saved by using a single framework agreement for resources.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Technology
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Shared services to ‘become the norm’ in Whitehall
UK government’s civil service reform aims to boost the use of shared service centres, with the CBI calling for local authorities to share with neighbours.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Government’s £70 million internal audit spend is inefficient
The National Audit Office says the quality of audits is variable and results are not tailored to individual organisations.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Supply chain
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Boots and Walgreens merger to create procurement benefits
The deal between the two retailers will create an organisations with unmatched supply chain and procurement expertise.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Supply chain, Technology
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Government aims to save millions on nursery milk
Savings achieved through efficient buying could mean more milk for children under proposals to reform the Nursery Milk Scheme.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Wirral Council pays price for tendering flaws
The Audit Commission has found the local authority is likely to have broken EU procurement rules in the award of a contract for highway and engineering services.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Supply chain
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Businesses let EU procurement changes pass by
More than half of buyers, suppliers and advisers in North West have no plans to understand incoming reforms, while 17 per cent are unaware of the consequences of not complying with the law.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Nokia promotes supply chain chief in strategy shake-up
Juha Putkiranta will take over as vice president of operations at the mobile phone manufacturer from 1 July.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Supply chain, Technology
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