After months of talks and negotiations, the UK government has finally agreed to appoint a chief construction adviser by the end of the year. But what difference, if any, will the new building czar make in reality? Is this just a case of Whitehall bowing to industry pressure? Or a genuine move to tighten [...]
In 2007, campaign group ActionAid reported that you could buy a complete school uniform in certain UK stores for less than £10. You can now get one for less than half that price.
The eagle-eyed among you will have noticed that procurement at the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has taken a bit of a battering in recent weeks.
Buyers fly the flag at all manner of companies and organisations, but is the profession’s impact any more clear than at charity?
Britain’s MPs are urging for a foreign lorry crack-down after a committee found a large number of overseas vehicles fail to meet UK road-safety standards.
We recently heard two pieces of news about private sector companies who want to collaborate on their procurement.
According to a story from our sister magazine People Management the NHS could save billions if it reduced the amount of time people took off sick.
August is usually a time despised by journalists. Stories are thin on the ground and good leads are very often thwarted by people holidaying.
Last week we ran a story on the Scottish government providing tender writing training services for up to 400 not-for-profit organisations over the next two years.
Some of you may have watched the BBC One series Rock ‘n’ Roll Hotel that has been airing on Friday nights.
