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Czech Republic urged to clean up procurementThe Czech government should overhaul public procurement regulations to stem corruption and help restore foreign suppliers’ interest in bidding for contracts, a US business group has said. 12 March 2010
Tories plan IT procurement overhaulThe UK Conservative party has promised to “fix government IT procurement” if it comes to power this year. 12 March 2010
Procurement becomes a dirty word in councilsPublic sector procurement professionals will have to think of a new way to describe themselves thanks to the Local Government Association’s latest list of banned words. 11 March 2010
Mayor to fight Tube upgrade costs ‘to the last’The Mayor of London is considering legal action in a bitter dispute over upgrade costs for the London Underground. 11 March 2010
Dyson blasts ‘torturous’ purchasing proceduresBritish inventor Sir James Dyson has described UK public procurement processes as “notoriously and torturously slow, bureaucratic and unproductive”. 10 March 2010
Northrop Grumman and EADS ditch US tanker dealThe defence supplier and its European partner have pulled out of a $35 billion contract with the US Department of Defense. 09 March 2010
Sustainable procurement on track for 2012 GamesThe body staging the 2012 Olympics is on course to boost sustainable procurement, despite concerns last year it was not ready for the challenge. 09 March 2010
CBI tells government to tackle purchasing inefficienciesThe UK government must “re-engineer” public service delivery and improve procurement to make vital spending cuts, the Confederation of British Industry has urged. 08 March 2010
Better planning could revive economyPublic sector purchasers have been urged to plan ahead and be wiser about the services they need to support the British manufacturing industry and help rebuild the economy. 08 March 2010
East England community services contracts suspendedThe Department of Health has instructed all primary care trusts in the east of England to suspend and review community services deals. 05 March 2010
MoD ‘wasting millions’, say MPsThe UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been accused of wasting millions of pounds and being “disingenuous” about its £21 billion equipment budget shortfall. 04 March 2010
Tory minister criticises NHS IT plansThe UK government must “come clean” about attempts to lock in “wasteful” NHS IT contracts, according to the Conservative party. 04 March 2010
Risk management ‘inadequate’ on Tube dealsThe Department for Transport has been criticised for inadequate risk management on contracts to upgrade the London Underground. 03 March 2010
Call for better public buyingThe UK government’s most senior buyers have called for swift and meaningful improvement to public procurement. 02 March 2010
Buyers ‘will be affected by council lay-offs’Purchasers are likely to be among staff hit by a wave of jobs cuts at UK local authorities. 02 March 2010

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This story in the Staffordshire and South Cheshire newspaper The Sentinel caught my eye. According to the piece, the Stoke-on-Trent City Council has drafted in a new £80,000-a-year head of procurement to overhaul the “struggling department”.

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Adding social valueA UK public sector buyer and a supplier explain how supported employment puts the 's' in CSR, and makes good business sense 27 August 2009

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