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Bus group seeks net gains for bids_2
London Transport Buses is publishing its bus service tender results on the Internet in an effort to increase the number of bids for its routes.

Helen Beaumont, tendering services manager at LTB, hopes it will encourage more private bus companies, especially smaller firms, to enter the market.
Suppliers crucial to e-procurement_2
Purchasers need to work much more closely with suppliers for e-procurement to succeed, a top practitioner told the conference.
Buyers hit under Gershon proposals_2
Senior government procurement staff are concerned over a possible loss of authority after a recent report called for a central procurement “one-stop shop”, to be known as the Office of Government Commerce.
Firms miss out by not sharing data_2


Companies are demanding more from their suppliers but, at the same time, a quarter of them carry out no regular supply chain audit, according to a survey by logistics and supply chain consultancy Cert Group. The survey of 202 managers in Britain’s top 500 companies found that nearly half of companies say that none of their suppliers shares information openly.
Calls for more transparent pricing_2
UK businesses face extra water bills of £400 million a year from next April if the water companies get their way.

According to the Utility Buyers’ Forum (UBF), which represents major users in the commercial, industrial and public sectors, this is the difference between the water companies’ price proposals for 2000 to 2005 and those issued by water regulator Ian Byatt.
Contract loss threatens war supply_2
The security of the supply chain in times of national crisis could be jeopardised by the almost certain closure of Britain’s last propellant manufacturer, the House of Commons defence select committee has warned.

Bishopton, the British Aerospace-owned plant in Scotland, has been outbid by South African company Somchem on a contract for a multi-charge ammunition propellant system.
Tesco sweeps up purchasing savings_2
Changes to procurement at Tesco are hitting the bottom line, according to figures released last week. These show that the supermarket chain achieved supply chain savings of £60 million in 1998. The news came as Tesco released its annual results, which revealed an 8 per cent growth in pre-tax profits to £881 million for the year ending February 1999.
Councils urge best value rebranding_2
Welsh local authorities are planning to cut down Audit Commission value-for-money inspections in a radical shake-up.
Improved relations expand catalogue_2
Closer co-ordination with NHS buying practices has improved NHS Logistics’ supplier relationships and expanded its national supplies catalogue to 20,000 products.
A Handbook of Management Techniques_2


A Handbook of Management Techniques Michael Armstrong Kogan Page, £40 The third edition of Michael Armstrong’s 700-page book contains completely new sections covering operations management and information technology, which have been rewritten and extended.
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