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Bremner, buyers and fortunePremier Foods may have lived up to its name at the 2010 CIPS SM Awards last night by clinching the overall prize, but it was accompanied by a whole cast of premier procurement professionals - (try saying that after some champers).
Honours for best professionalsThe individual winners in this year's awards have something in common their ability to build relationships and credibility with stakeholders.
Put a face to a nameIf it's not enough just to read about the evening's exploits, fear not, we have more!

Dominion Corporate Trustees v Debenhams PropertiesHow effective is a time is of the essence clause in a contract? 02 September 2010
Business Contracts HandbookBy Charles Boundy, Gower, 4 out of 5 02 September 2010
The point of no returnWhen a quote from a supplier says that the product cannot be cancelled or returned. Is this legal? Surely this contravenes the Sale of Goods Act or the Distance Selling Regulations. 02 September 2010
Be open to disclosureIn the light of a recent European Court ruling, Richard Auton explains why local authorities must provide unsuccessful bidders with information to challenge a decision 02 September 2010

Premier Foods victorious at 2010 CIPS SM AwardsPremier Foods' sweet supply relationship with British Sugar has won the top procurement prize at the 2010 CIPS Supply Management Awards.

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The state of the procurement job marketRecruitment may be on ice for much of the UK public sector, but elsewhere the situation is starting to thaw. Paul Snell reports on what looks to be an interesting year ahead for buyers 02 September 2010
Take a leaf from CanadaUK public sector buyers could look to Canada for pointers on how to make drastic cuts in the budget. Nick Martindale outlines the lessons that can be learnt 02 September 2010
Better dialogueCompetitive dialogue hasn't had the best press, but get it right and both buyers and suppliers will benefit, says Peter Micklewright 02 September 2010
ART for life's sakeThe purchase and supply of anti-retroviral drugs is vitally important in southern Africa, explains Tatum Anderson 02 September 2010

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The CIPS Conference 2010 will be held at Kings Place, London on 23 September 2010.

Find out who triumphed at the 2010 CIPS Supply Management Awards

Click here to view photos of all the winners and here to watch interviews

Shout out for procurement
Perhaps it’s a leap to assume the profession as a whole is becoming more vociferous, but there were a number of announcements that provoked a passionate reaction from the audience. 09 September 2010