Procurement professionals need to have an understanding of what green procurement or sustainable procurement means. Green Public Procurement takes a different approach to the private sector when it comes to…
We work with clients regularly to help them source from near and far shore overseas suppliers. Whether a company is sourcing from the southern mediterranean, far east Asia (from a…
Decision-makers in organisations should be meeting their suppliers regularly to review their performance in meeting their requirements. Whether things are going well or not, suppliers need to be actively managed…
There are many factors driving the strong focus on sustainability. The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Climate Change Treaties (e.g. Paris, Rio, Kyoto etc) drives it…
New rules for tenders in Ireland: In October 2019, the Irish Government announced new requirements that suppliers to the Public Sector will have to meet. These are ‘Social Considerations’ and…
Public contracts are a great way of achieving growth for a business. If you want to win more public work, then writing great tenders is key. But just as important…
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…
A common procurement sourcing challenge is to evaluate how financially healthy a potential supplier is. On the supplier side, there is a similar strategic issue for companies when evaluating their…
In this post, we examine a report on public procurement in the National Health Service in the UK. It focuses on bed occupancy and how contract management techniques can be…
Procurement Transparency in University Expenditure Last year, we undertook an analysis of procurement transparency and procurement expenditure report publication in Local Authorities. It led to a marked improvement in the…