Hit enter to search or ESC to close
Keystone Procurement
  • COMPANY PROFILE
  • SERVICES
    • BUSINESS GROWTH
    • PROCUREMENT STRATEGY
    • PROCUREMENT SOURCIING
    • BID MANAGEMENT
    • PROCUREMENT TRAINING
  • BLOG
  • PROMOTIONS
  • CONTACT
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
Global Trade Bid ManagementBusiness GrowthKeystone ColumnProcurement SourcingProcurement Strategy

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
Keystone Column 76 - Public expenditure data Bid ManagementBusiness GrowthKeystone Column

Keystone Column 76 – Public expenditure data

Welcome to the Keystone Column. This week we look at just how compliant  local authorities are with government regulations on publishing procurement expenditure - and why this matters for Irish businesses. As usual, we conclude with our weekly list of current Irish public tenders.   Publishing public expenditure data in Ireland The…
Donnacha Phelan
Donnacha Phelan22nd June 2017
Bid ManagementBusiness GrowthKeystone Column

Publishing public expenditure data in Ireland

Keystone Procurement is an advocate for full transparency in relation to publishing public expenditure data.* It remains the case that the majority of public contract values are not published in Ireland. This is not a norm universally however. In many EU countries including but not limited to Portugal, Slovakia and Estonia,…
Ross McCarthy
Ross McCarthy21st June 2017
Keystone Column 75 - Risk Adverse Buyers. Bid ManagementKeystone ColumnProcurement Training

Keystone Column 75 – Risk Averse Buyers

Welcome to the Keystone Column. This week how to sell to risk averse buyers i.e most public buyers. More evidence of increasing costs in Ireland. As usual, we conclude with our weekly list of current Irish public tenders. Business news Increasing costs The Irish Times has details of a new Eurostat survey…
Donnacha Phelan
Donnacha Phelan15th June 2017
Keystone Column 74 - Politics of Procurement Bid ManagementKeystone Column

Keystone Column 74 – Politics of procurement

Welcome to the Keystone Column. This week some updates about procurement regulations and a look at the politics of procurement: what the parties proposed for procurement in this week's UK general election and what it means for Irish polictics.  Plus a SMART business in Clare. As usual, we conclude with our weekly…
Donnacha Phelan
Donnacha Phelan8th June 2017
InterTradeIreland Supplier Engagement Bid ManagementKeystone ColumnProcurement Training

InterTradeIreland Supplier Engagement – helping SMEs win public work

InterTradeIreland has announced a series of supplier engagement events to support SMEs seeking to win more public work. Water Industry Frameworks - Supplier Engagement Together with Irish Water, InterTradeIreland will host a series of FREE briefings to inform suppliers of Irish Water's plans to establish a Framework for Repairs and…
Donnacha Phelan
Donnacha Phelan2nd June 2017
Keystone Column 73 - Best Practice Bid ManagementKeystone ColumnProcurement Training

Keystone Column 73 – Procurement Best Practice

Welcome to the Keystone Column. This week more news stories about breaches in procurement rules and the consquences of not following procurement best practice.  All is not lost however: InterTradeIreland shows how small businesses can follow procurement best practice. As usual, we conclude with our weekly list of current Irish…
Donnacha Phelan
Donnacha Phelan2nd June 2017
Keystone Column 72 - Tackling Fraud Keystone ColumnProcurement Sourcing

Keystone Column 72 – Tackling Fraud

Welcome to the Keystone Column. This week: we take a broad perspective on allegations of fraud in Cavan County Council, the Garda Training College and examine how one FinTech firm is looking to tackle the risk of fraud in the development aid sector.  We also look at calls for greater freedom…
Ross McCarthy
Ross McCarthy25th May 2017
Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 15 Next

© 2018 Keystone Procurement.
Privacy | Terms and Conditions | Web Design by Pixelpod

  • COMPANY PROFILE
  • SERVICES
    • BUSINESS GROWTH
    • PROCUREMENT STRATEGY
    • PROCUREMENT SOURCIING
    • BID MANAGEMENT
    • PROCUREMENT TRAINING
  • BLOG
  • PROMOTIONS
  • CONTACT