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Report calls for shift to public-interest buying
Compulsory competitive tendering is dead and should be replaced by public interest criteria in local government procurement, according to the author of a major new report.

Geoffrey Filkin, a director of think-tank New Local Government Network, told 200 local authority leaders at a conference in London last week that their organisations must undergo a major cultural change.
UK shippers turn to academics for supply solution
Britain’s maritime industry has turned to academics to develop procurement processes in an effort to increase efficiencies.
New Commerce One suite signals change of strategy
The new product set from Commerce One marks the latest shift away from public marketplaces to e-enabling private business processes.
Costs set to keep falling over the next two years
Lower prices for goods and services and process efficiencies will continue to fuel spending through e-marketplaces in the next two years, according to a study of US manufacturers.
Bookie and chip designer collect fair work awards
Bookmaker Ladbrokes and microchip designer ARM are among the first 10 organisations to be awarded a “global badge of corporate responsibility” by the GoodCorporation, set up last year to promote fair ways of working. The organisation claims its approval i
Oracle launches supply chain solution on Internet
Software provider Oracle has launched an online collaborative supply chain solution targeting manufacturing purchasers with long-term supply plans.
Software problem delays arrival of latest Chinook
Problems with the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) procurement of the latest Chinook helicopters will delay their introduction to the UK’s armed forces.
Fleet management firms must ‘outsource to survive’
Outsourcing basic vehicle management services, such as breakdown services, repairs and crash assessments, will be the only way for fleet management firms to survive in today’s market, according to a report from Nottingham Business School.
Supplier payment fraud up by 40%, says commission
The value of fraudulent payments to suppliers and contractors by local councils has increased by 40 per cent in the past year, according to local government spending watchdog the Audit Commission.
IT suppliers fail to get the job right first time
Sixty per cent of manufacturing firms have had to call back their computer supplier to fix or replace newly installed systems, according to a new report by specialist dispute resolution company FMC Resolve.
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