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UK suppliers able to deal in euros will enjoy a growing competitive advantage for winning business, a leading management consultancy has predicted.
Large electricity users are being advised to adopt a tough stance in their negotiations with suppliers over their new contracts, which take effect on 1 April.
Bob Garrett
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A European Union plan to give public bodies the right to dictate terms to private-sector subcontractors has come under fire from the UK government’s procurement advisers.
Major government construction and IT projects are to undergo mandatory procurement reviews as part of the battle against cost over-runs and embarrassing IT failures such as the Passport Office computer system.
Top companies will cut their procurement teams by a quarter within the next two years, according to a survey by management consultancy AT Kearney.
The Treasury has raised the stakes for its procurement card scheme by trebling the target spend for 2000.