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New MarketSite client


BT MarketSite, the indirect e-procurement marketplace, has signed up computer peripherals company MicroWarehouse, bringing its total number of clients to nearly 200. MicroWarehouse joins other companies on MarketSite’s roster including Boots, Powergen and Credit Suisse First Boston.
Water quality warning


Market liberalisation in the water industry will not work through common carriage, according to Tony Ballance, former chief economist at regulator Ofwat.
Howe takes secondment


John Howe, deputy chief executive of the Defence Procurement Agency, will join the UK subsidiary of French electronics group Thomson-CSF on a two-year secondment. The firm is Britain’s second largest defence electronics contractor, after BAe Systems.
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MoD hit over contract


European procurement rules have forced the Ministry of Defence to offer a £1 billion deal to upgrade the armed forces’ singles accommodation blocks to just one bidder. Defence Estates was prevented from offering the contract to three companies as it could not define the value and workload of the second tranche of work on the project.
11 September fall-out


One in 10 e-business projects has been cancelled since 11 September, AMR Research’s biannual survey has revealed. Another 10 per cent of planned projects have been put on hold, although nearly half of these are likely to go ahead by the third quarter of next year.
Markettrans goes live


The Markettrans collaborative transportation marketplace is fully operational after trials with six corporate shippers. Markettrans has also formed a joint marketing alliance with logistics firm NTE to co-ordinate transportation procurement in Europe and North America. www.markettrans.com
B2B web tool improved


Anixter has upgraded the business-to-business web tool it launched earlier this year. Version 3.0 of eAnixter includes functions to conduct real-time product availability checks, ordering, allocation, confirmation and delivery status monitoring. It is also integrated with Anixter’s online catalogue. www.anixter.com
Surge in supply fraud
Instances of fraud involving payments to suppliers and contractors within the National Health Service and local government have shown a “disturbing” increase, according to a recent report by the Audit Commission.

“Fraud involving payments to suppliers and contractors is at a relatively disturbing level,” said Derek Purdy, head of anti-fraud corruption.
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