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Scotland Boosts Procurement Transparency with Supplier Journey Website
Scotland Boosts Procurement Transparency with Supplier Journey Website
The Scottish Government has made its procurement process more transparent to all by created a new website for potential government…
Helen McNally
Jun 19, 2018
Procurement jargon explained
Procurement jargon explained
Do you need a quick way to explain procurement terms? Here’s a run down of some common terms used in procurement, including acronyms to…
Helen McNally
Mar 28, 2018
G-Cloud 10 is coming! Here’s How to Get it Right
G-Cloud 10 is coming! Here’s How to Get it Right
Lindsay Smith advises companies on how to make the most of G-Cloud. We asked him for insights as the government announces G-Cloud 10 will…
Helen McNally
Mar 28, 2018
Upcoming Supplier Events -March Update
Upcoming Supplier Events -March Update
Here’s our rundown of events across regions and industries where you can learn more about how to sell to government.
Helen McNally
Mar 28, 2018
Four Key Reasons for Interserve’s Troubles
Four Key Reasons for Interserve’s Troubles
Shares in Interserve dropped over 15% in January just a day after the Carillion collapse after rumours emerged that a Cabinet Office team…
Helen McNally
Mar 28, 2018
Six Golden Rules for Selling to Government
Six Golden Rules for Selling to Government
Public sector contract spending is $9.5 trillion a year globally (£6.54 trillion). This is a great opportunity for all kinds of businesses…
Helen McNally
Jun 6, 2016
Opening up tender notice data
Opening up tender notice data
Our new project is to open up tender notice data. There are already a bunch of services offering aggregated tender notices, but we feel…
Ian Makgill
Apr 25, 2016
Why the Open Contracting Standard matters.
Why the Open Contracting Standard matters.
Open Contracting, a project to encourage the open publication of public sector contracting data, is establishing a data standard for…
Ian Makgill
Jan 11, 2016
What is the public sector?
What is the public sector?
First published 26th March 2015
Ian Makgill
Mar 26, 2015
Why is it so hard to find public sector tender opportunities?
Why is it so hard to find public sector tender opportunities?
Why is it so hard to find the right public sector tender opportunity for your business? We’ve been looking at some of the reasons and have…
Ian Makgill
Jan 11, 2016
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