The Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) is calling for a forum of public-sector purchasers and charities to get more charities involved in government contracts.
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Women in purchasing have seen their salaries fall by an average of £880 over the past 12 months, according to the latest survey from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
Huw Williams has been appointed head of business efficiency and effectiveness at Bridgend County Borough Council in south Wales.
Gas purchasers should abandon fixed-price contracts in favour of more flexible deals, according to a leading energy buyer.
Beverley Lewis (above) has been appointed to e-sourcing consultancy e-Three as e-sourcing project manager.
Whitbread is looking to shave 17 per cent off its utilities bills over the next two years with the creation of a dedicated energy management team.
A new external auditing contract at Reuters will come into place early this year after it went out to tender for the first time in over a decade.
Many purchasers will have to wait at least a year before knowing what machinery and power generating units they need to help their company meet allowable carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions targets.
Ewan Rowan has been named head of procurement at the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), one of the seven government research councils.