Supplier collaboration is a joint activity that increases the capabilities of the supplier and business, in areas of cost management, process improvement, and product/service innovation. For procurement managers, supplier collaboration...
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A guest post by Sophie Rawlings, Head of IM and ECM Programme Lead, Department of Health's Estates and Information Services Our Estates & Information Services (E&IS) team's project to give...
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...Fleetcol collaborative vehicle procurement The Association of London Transport Officers (ALTO) is a long-established network for local authority transport officers from the thirty-two London boroughs and the Corporation of London....
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To make this virtuous cycle work effectively, it’s essential to ensure continuity of communications throughout the procurement process and to use common tools that allow you to work with interested...
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Traditionally when people talk about procurement, they tend to focus on the process of inviting submissions, applying the tendering process, receiving and evaluating bids and awarding contracts. While important, this...
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Perhaps the most challenging part of any procurement process is pre-market engagement. This is the period before you invite submissions from suppliers and it gives you a valuable opportunity to:...
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Collaborative procurement is a hot topic in today’s public sector. With pressure to deliver more for less, collaboration has in recent years become increasingly embedded in the way the sector...
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In recent years, public sector procurement in the UK has undergone major reform – with collaborative working being promoted as a key way to cut costs, increase efficiency and transform...
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This short article by Tony Richards of IACS LLP outlines the procurement process for project teams looking to procure from the G-Cloud. Step 1: Write the high level business objectives...
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How online collaboration can stretch your budget further When the Audit Commission looked at ways that local authorities could deliver better value, one suggestion it made was that councils take...
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