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  • Civil obedienceThe government aims 
to boost compliance to travel policies with the launch of its latest framework agreement. So what separates this 
from previous deals? 10 May 2012
  • 'Who can afford sovereignty?'Rebecca Ellinor speaks to the man who has been given responsibility for helping to improve procurement at councils across England and finds out what he considers "the big problem" to be. 10 May 2012
  • A Supply Chain Management Guide to Business ContinuityBetty Kildow, McGraw-Hill Professional, £26.99, 3 stars. 10 May 2012
  • Excellence in Public Sector ProcurementStuart Emmett and Paul Wright, Cambridge Academic, £16.95, 3 stars. 10 May 2012
  • We just 
get on and do itNorland provides facilities management for buildings including Wembley Stadium, the Royal Hospital Chelsea and Greater London Authority. Rebecca Ellinor speaks to procurement director Rachel Lee about how she runs its purchasing operation. 15 March 2012
  • Web Exclusive: The four factors for successful public purchasingHow can public sector procurement improve value for money? Tom McGuffog explains. 05 March 2012
  • Green GiantThe NHS is taking strides to promote sustainable practice among suppliers and staff and with its vast purchasing power, any changes it makes 
could have a significant impact, says Anita Boniface. 16 February 2012
  • Power steeringIn order to get the best out of 
your procurement team, you first 
need to empower them. 17 January 2012
  • Going publicNo stranger to criticism, public sector procurement in the UK has come in for a raft of high-profile, negative reports over the years. But is this all about to change? Steve Bagshaw examines the evidence. 10 November 2011
  • Your president needs youNew CIPS president David Smith explains to 
Rebecca Ellinor how he plans to make procurement and supply management a career of choice for all ages. 10 November 2011
  • File on 4: NHS ProcurementBBC Radio 4, 27 September, 8pm. 2 stars. 10 November 2011
  • Back to blackThe South African government is making changes to its black economic empowerment supplier qualification policy that could reduce dishonesty in the system and result in economic development. Alan Jewson reports 08 September 2011
  • Working towards changeDavid Smith and John Michalski tell Rebecca Ellinor about the crucial part played by procurement in delivering an essential piece of the UK government's welfare reform 11 August 2011
  • A combined forceBringing together the best parts of government buying, John Collington is creating a new mood of collaboration. Rebecca Ellinor meets the government's first chief procurement officer 14 July 2011
  • Negotiating the hurdlesBill Crothers, Home Office commercial director on how the UK government renegotiated contracts with its largest suppliers 05 July 2011
  • The shape of things to comePublic sector purchasers should embrace the opportunity to co-design local services, says Andrew Forzani from Surrey County Council 09 June 2011
  • Blaze a trail for enterpriseThe goods and services that government purchases, the way it buys them and the terms it agrees to are all going to change, finds Rebecca Ellinor 17 March 2011
  • Competitive Dialogue - a practical guideBy Michael Burnett and Martin Oder European Institute of Public Administration, €120 5 stars 17 March 2011
  • Contracts with a consciencePublic authorities will soon be legally required to build sustainability into contracts. Eleanor Aspey and Glenn Fletcher identify ways of doing this. 17 February 2011
  • Fees mean freedom. Discuss.Does the rise in tuition fees funded by loans mean English universities can drop EU public procurement rules? Andy Davies and Martin Vincent consider the arguments. 03 February 2011
  • 12 tips for effective processesPublic bodies have to provide value for money. Oltesh Thobias offers advice on getting it right first time. 03 February 2011
  • Follow the lightAs Whitehall invests great hope in procurement's ability to reduce the public deficit, Alasdair Hamilton says it can learn from Scotland's reform 
of its contracting regime 09 December 2010
  • Upping the doseProposed changes to procurement in the NHS have raised conflicting views on who is best placed to hold the purse strings, says Helen Gilbert 25 November 2010
  • Sack 'emBBC Radio 4 Monday, 1 November, 8pm 2 out of 5 11 November 2010
  • Enemy of the stateThe government has public sector travel in its sights as it looks to cut £6.2 billion from this year's budgets. Mark Frary looks for bookable savings. 28 October 2010
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