Recently, I had a conversation with a procurement professional about inequality in the Not for Profit (NFP) sector. They had attended a seminar where there was a view that procurement…
Slavery in the modern supply chain system We have written frequently about the risks of slavery in supply chains since we started as a company in 2014. Modern slavery is…
An emerging trend in recent years has been how SMEs are succeeding in public procurement processes. There has been substantial change in how often large companies win bids. Increasingly, they…
We are often asked how supply options can be improved by clients in the public and private sector. Below, we lay out some of our thoughts on how businesses can…
Business owners often ask us are public tenders a waste of time.? In this post, we are going to tease out this assertion and look into the reasons behind this…
Across the developed world, there is an apparent crisis in high profile procurement contests like outsourcing contracts. From Berlin’s zombie airport to prisons contracts to capital works programmes in the…
A frequent topic that comes up when we discuss commercial strategy and tactics with business owners is how they can maximise procurement strategy outcomes or general strategic outcomes in their…
There are interesting manoeuvres taking place currently among the largest supermarkets in the world. Over the past couple of months, Tesco, a UK based retailer, and Carrefour, a French domiciled…
The ethics of ethics Procurement sourcing at face value seems a straightforward endeavour. Suppliers respond to confirmed demand from a buyer and business is subsequently done between them. Globalisation however is…
Bid Management Challenges We know bid management is an area many suppliers find difficult. Bid management refers to the process that suppliers have to follow in order to respond to…