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More than half of local authorities have faced significant difficulties improving competition and procurement practices to meet the demands of best-value reviews in the past year.
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) will be more cautious about committing itself to large e-procurement projects and look for solid business cases where e-commerce has proved profitable.
International building materials group RMC has embarked on a major purchasing shake-up in the UK. The company wants to establish cross-divisional spending and get greater leverage from its purchasing outlay.
Online auctions are less about price reduction and more a tool that allows production flexibility, according to a major US computer manufacturer.
Corporate travel buyers have labelled a soon-to-be-launched online air ticketing site, set up by a group of major European airlines, as anti-competitive and claim it could lead to more expensive flights.
East Sussex County Council will release its purchasing catalogue on 1 September, following a best-value procurement review that examined working with district and unitary councils.
“We are looking around and seeing where best value is,” said Johnathan Campbell, corporate purchasing manager for East Sussex.
“We are looking around and seeing where best value is,” said Johnathan Campbell, corporate purchasing manager for East Sussex.
Southern Water is to begin using supplier forums with major contractors this month as part of a shift in procurement strategy that will see a rationalisation of its supplier base.
Mark McCormack
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