This topic features articles on public sector procurement and supply in central and local government, health, education and the emergency services.
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SM blog highlights EU buying laws controversyA debate over the value of EU public procurement rules, and whether they should be scrapped, has been raging on the SM website.
02 September 2010
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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
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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
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Threat of public spending cuts slows manufacturing growthUK manufacturing is growing at its slowest rate in nine months, according to the latest Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index.
01 September 2010
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Collington's joint spend planWhitehall departments will be made to use a collaborative procurement model, according to John Collington, the new head of procurement at the Cabinet Office's Efficiency and Reform Group.
31 August 2010
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Veolia battles councilsVeolia Environnement has criticised attempts by British councillors to ban it from tendering for local authority contracts because of its light railway work linking Israel to East Jerusalem's disputed territories.
31 August 2010
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Fire control room procurement slammed in radio broadcastA total of £200 million has been spent on a project to replace 46 regional fire control rooms with nine new centres which is yet to get off the ground.
28 August 2010
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MoD urged to explain how it can afford TridentDefence technology suppliers have asked Prime Minister David Cameron to make clear how the UK plans to fund the replacement of the Trident nuclear missile system.
27 August 2010
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Suppliers are key to promoting health in the UKThe fruit and vegetable industry believes improved supplier relationships could help increase the consumption of its products in the UK.
26 August 2010
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Taylor says Collington has 'a really difficult challenge' at WhitehallDeparting commercial director at the Department for Education Ian Taylor has said John Collington, incoming head of procurement at the Cabinet Office's Efficiency and Reform Group, has a tough job ahead.
26 August 2010
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Police forces failing to pay vendors on timeA number of police forces in the UK are failing to pay their suppliers promptly, according to a business group.
26 August 2010
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Zimbabwe and Swaziland lag behind in procurement reformSwaziland and Zimbabwe risk trailing behind when common procurement systems are introduced among the 19 members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.
26 August 2010
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Procurement Scotland saves taxpayers millionsA procurement organisation in Scotland has saved the country's public sector £60 million since spring 2008 and expects to exceed its 2011 goal.
25 August 2010
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Seven South African departments face corruption probeThe procurement practices of seven South African government departments have come under scrutiny by the Special Investigating Unit after president Jacob Zuma ordered a probe into allegations of corruption.
25 August 2010
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Consultants cost the NHS '10,000 nurses'The NHS in England spent £313 million on management consultants last year, according to research conducted for the Department of Health.
24 August 2010
