Tighter accounting regulations will make it costlier to use outsourced service providers, says Luvisa Rains
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Less than three years after a purchasing review found huge room for improvement, one local authority has become a role model for others. Helen Riley reports
Stung into action by a critical report, Haringey council built a procurement unit from nothing in just a year and is now garnering the praise. David Arminas reports
Overhead recovery and its link with variance analysis.
The private sector is playing a much bigger role in purchasing for the UK’s armed forces. Robin Parker asks whether it will pay off
Measures of probability and other performance indicators.
In the first of a new series, Irshad Jackaria explains how Mauritius aims to transform from paradise into cyberspace
The auditing crises that have hit confidence in the US have prompted the British government to propose wide-ranging reforms. David Arminas explores the opportunities for purchasers
How changes in partnerships are reflected in the accounts
It started with a £20 order, but for a chemicals and precious metals multinational, e-procurement is resulting in big long-term savings. Beverley Parkinson explains