California’s state procurement agency is set to be shut down after auditors reported that its purchase of computer software could cost taxpayers $41 million more than necessary.
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UK private-sector firms are close to reaping bigger benefits from e-business, according a survey commissioned by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Supermarkets have rejected demands for targets on how much of their food products should be sourced locally.
Purchasers in local government should not “bust a gut” and rush to meet the government’s target for e-procurement, according to the chair of the CIPS information systems committee.
Britain is set to become the first country in the world to procure environmentally friendly wooden sleepers on its railways.
Purchasing professionals within universities and colleges have been urged to be more proactive in promoting what they can do for the bottom line.
The fire service must adopt a national procurement strategy if it is to meet its April 2002 best value review, according to a report by public sector watchdog the Audit Commission.
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NHS purchasing on a national contract basis will rise from a fifth of the total to a third following stronger than expected savings by the Purchasing and Supply Agency (Pasa).