Supermarkets have rejected demands for targets on how much of their food products should be sourced locally.
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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).
The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (Pasa) has cut its electricity use by 21 per cent and gas by 17 per cent, according to the agency’s first annual environmental report.
UK purchasers asked to pay sweeteners abroad could face up to seven years in jail under new anti-terrorism legislation aimed at wiping out corruption.