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Four purchasers found guilty in £66m corruption caseSouthwark Crown Court finds four men conspired to receive payments from bidders in exchange for supplying insider information about contracts.
Climate change presents a 'material risk' to the supply chainA report warns the majority of organisations have not faced up to the problems and disruption that a changing climate will cause to business operations.
UK government accused of ignoring IT supplier 'collusion'The Public Administration Select Committee has criticised the government for not investigating claims of anti-competitive behaviour by large IT vendors raised in the summer.

Myth busterCan you engage with suppliers up front and stay within the EU procurement regulations? Yes and that's not the only misconception. 17 January 2012
Roger Williams and Others v Redcard LimitedHow many signatories does it take to execute a document? 17 January 2012
EU proposes reform of the audit marketRadical proposals to break the dominance of major suppliers in the sector will have a big impact on them, and those that buy their services. 17 January 2012
10 tips for working with other public sector bodiesHow to collaborate and keep within EU procurement regulations. 17 January 2012
Classic Court Report: Hartog v Colin & Shields (1939)A genuine bargain or a genuine mistake? 17 January 2012
Reform of public procurement rules: an in-depth lookPaul Henty provides a detailed review of what proposed changes to European procurement regulations could mean for public buyers in practice. 12 January 2012

Church aims to save parishes £10 millionA new online buying portal will give 13,000 parishes access to framework agreements for IT software, energy and photocopying.

Leadership style corrected

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Creative industryGenerating innovative ideas and approaches isn't always easy. Jamie Napper offers tips to help you and  your teams think differently. 17 January 2012
Leading by exampleAs procurement teams target inefficiencies to cope with cost cutting measures, they are helped by new processes and techniques that can deliver further savings. 17 January 2012
Back to basicsIt is possible to innovate on a budget, if you think from the customer's perspective,  says Angus Craig. 17 January 2012
Schools of thoughtProcurement professionals tell Rebecca Ellinor how they got an audience with school children to persuade them to consider a purchasing career. 17 January 2012
Power steeringIn order to get the best out of  your procurement team, you first  need to empower them. 17 January 2012
Special deliveryWith ever-increasing demands to produce savings in a fast-changing corporate environment, Royal Mail Group's procurement team started a journey to become world class. Rebecca Ellinor talks to group procurement director Kath Harmeston about its transformation. 08 December 2011
The growth of digital marketingHow buyers can measure the impact and effectiveness of their spend? The SM roundtable debate in association with ebiquity. 08 December 2011