Senior government purchasers have warned that a probe into possible discrimination against small firms will be a waste of time.
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17-18 May 2004
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28 April 2004
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29 September - 2 October 2004
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Profitability in the service sector rose at the fastest rate for almost three years in the last quarter of 2003, according to a survey by Grant Thornton and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Andrew Hinett has been appointed the first head of procurement at the General Medical Council, the independent watchdog protecting patients' interests in their dealings with the medical profession.
Exostar, the online marketplace for the aerospace and defence industry, is offering training to suppliers to improve their e-auction strategies.
Food giant HJ Heinz is to use Ariba's spend management solutions to manage its entire global spend and cost-reduction programme.
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned about the possible impact on businesses of October’s increase in the UK minimum wage and has vowed to ‘monitor the outcome extremely carefully’.