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The Ministry of Defence has signed a ground-breaking agreement with service contractors that feared their profits could have been wiped out by new employment legislation.

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BA sets ambitious spending target_2

British Airways is set to increase its e-commerce activity dramatically and establish a portal site for the airline industry, similar to the one proposed by General Motors, Ford and Daimler-Chrysler for the automotive sector.

Auctioning puts BT tenders online_2

BT plans to advertise 10 per cent of its tenders on the Internet when it rolls out an e-commerce reverse auctioning system this month.

OGC to assess 90% target progress_2

The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is to open talks with government departments to assess their progress towards the target of buying 90 per cent of low-value, high-volume goods electronically by April.

OGC denies 90% target is in doubt_2

The government’s central procurement agency has commissioned a review of its e-commerce strategy amid signs that its target to use e-procurement for 90 per cent of routine purchases by next April may not be met.

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Kingfisher sees share price slump_2

Firms on the brink of investing in e-commerce systems may now think twice after retail group Kingfisher’s shares tumbled following an announcement that it was doubling its spend in e-commerce.