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Keystone Column 85 – Contract management & procurement trends

Welcome to this week's column. This week, we highlight some global trends and stories in the procurement space from Ireland and around the world. Our theme this week is contract management and aspects related to this area. We conclude with links to the key sources of contract notices in Ireland…
Ross McCarthy
Ross McCarthy23rd August 2017
Dealing with a Losing Bid - Part 3 Bid ManagementKeystone ColumnProcurement Training

Keystone Column 84 – Challenging a decision – the pros and cons

Welcome to the Keystone Column. This week, we look at specific actions a company can take should they lose a bid. We also have an update on the Keystone tenders report. This post was originally published in June 2016 and concludes this series of three blogs on how to deal…
Ross McCarthy
Ross McCarthy16th August 2017
Losing bid Bid ManagementKeystone ColumnProcurement Training

Keystone Column 83 – What are your options when you lose?

Welcome to the Keystone Column. This week, we look at the options for suppliers that want to "do something" after losing in a tender process.  As usual this week’s free weekly list of Irish government tenders is included in out e-Tenders report. *** This post from April 2016 is the second in…
Ross McCarthy
Ross McCarthy11th August 2017
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Keystone Column 82 – When not to bid

Welcome to the Keystone Column. This week we look at how to deal with losing bids in a procurement process, and as usual this week's free weekly list of Irish government tenders is included in out e-Tenders report. Dealing with losing bids It can be hard to accept the submission of losing…
Donnacha Phelan
Donnacha Phelan4th August 2017
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Keystone Column No 81 – The Global Innovation Index and Ireland

Welcome to the Keystone Column. This week we take a closer look at the Global Innovation Index. It was published for 2017 in June 2017 and contains some interesting findings in relation to the Irish Market. We also feature this weeks tenders report for Ireland. *** Every year Cornell University…
Ross McCarthy
Ross McCarthy27th July 2017
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Keystone Column no 80 – Exports to Canada: federal level opportunities

Welcome to the Keystone Column. This week we take a closer look at the Canadian market and the potential opportunities for Irish companies. As usual, we conclude with our weekly list of current Irish public tenders. In this issue we are featuring our first ever guest blog from Joe O'Regan, an…
Ross McCarthy
Ross McCarthy20th July 2017
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND LABOUR PROVISIONS Bid ManagementKeystone ColumnProcurement Training

Keystone Column no 79 – Environmental, Social and Labour Law Standards in Ireland

This week's column we look at new trends. The OGP has published new guidelines for suppliers to the State. Here we focus on the first formal definition of the minimum environmental, social and labour law standards for suppliers to the State. There are some industries that are perceived as higher…
Ross McCarthy
Ross McCarthy13th July 2017
Irish Companies Bid ManagementBusiness GrowthKeystone ColumnProcurement SourcingProcurement Strategy

Trade, business growth and survival of the fittest

There is no point in any year where Irish companies do not have to make choices. Some choices sound bigger than others and can fall flat (Y2K anyone?) whilst others live up to their billing. Irish companies must operate on the basis that a hard Brexit is going to take place. In…
Ross McCarthy
Ross McCarthy7th July 2017
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Keystone Column no 78 – growing business through global trade

We have changed to doing a monthly digest on procurement news stories from Ireland and around the world. This provides a better opportunity to follow the big trends whilst also covering some big cases as they arise. This week we look at possible changes to the UK system, an expansion…
Ross McCarthy
Ross McCarthy6th July 2017
Keystone Column 77 - CETA and procurement. Bid ManagementBusiness GrowthKeystone Column

Keystone Column 77 – CETA and procurement

Welcome to the Keystone Column. This week we celebrate Canada Day by looking at CETA and procurement - the free trade agreement between the EU and Canada brings some interesting procurement opportunities. As usual, we conclude with our weekly list of current Irish public tenders. CETA and Procurement We make no…
Donnacha Phelan
Donnacha Phelan29th June 2017
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