Supermarkets and supplier groups have cautiously welcomed a government initiative to encourage adoption of a controversial code of conduct.
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12 February 2003 - Manchester; 15 October 2003 - London
A massive drive to improve procurement in the National Health Service has been unveiled by Lord Hunt, the health minister, who attacked the present standards as “unacceptable”.
25-26 July 2002
Thistle Kensington Palace, London
Thistle Kensington Palace, London
California has moved to ensure all public-sector contracts go through a bidding process after a failed IT deal turned into a political scandal.
Railtrack is urgently reviewing the outsourcing of railway maintenance following the Hatfield train crash in which four people were killed and 30 injured.
Plans to resolve an anomaly in the EC procurement directives are causing concern among UK public-sector buyers who fear the proposals may extend the scope of the directives, causing unnecessary bureaucracy and hindering the pursuit of best value.
The average overrun on the Ministry of Defence’s major projects is set to rise from 37 months to 45 months, according to chief of defence procurement Sir Robert Walmsley.