Sheffield City Council (SCC) will advertise all of its procurement contracts on the Internet if a pilot project for its construction work is successful, writes Elizabeth Bellamy.
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Retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is geared up for major savings as its streamlined truck distribution setup kicks off this month.
A partnership between Exel Logistics and Tibbett & Britten, known as Joint Retail Logistics (JRL), has taken over from five suppliers to distribute M&S general merchandise in the UK and Ireland.
A partnership between Exel Logistics and Tibbett & Britten, known as Joint Retail Logistics (JRL), has taken over from five suppliers to distribute M&S general merchandise in the UK and Ireland.
The path to cross-border electronic commerce is being smoothed, with European Union telecoms ministers backing a directive on electronic signatures this month and UK electronic commerce legislation due in June.
The water supply industry is expected to enter an era of intensified competition after a new company won the go-ahead to begin supplying a major water user.
Railtrack’s poor management of maintenance contractors has been blamed for a decline in track quality in a report by the rail regulator.
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Electricity regulator Ofgem is to review the initial financial impact of the New Electricity Trading Arrangements (Neta) on smaller generators.
Planned tax rebates could accelerate the rate of e-commerce adoption among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), writes Elizabeth Bellamy.
Salaries for IT procurement specialists in the UK are more than 8 per cent higher than for general procurement staff, according to a new survey.
Adoption of the NHS’s new e-procurement system has been slow because trusts prefer to use their own catalogues, according to a trust purchasing head.