Bob Garrett
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A European Union plan to give public bodies the right to dictate terms to private-sector subcontractors has come under fire from the UK government’s procurement advisers.
Major government construction and IT projects are to undergo mandatory procurement reviews as part of the battle against cost over-runs and embarrassing IT failures such as the Passport Office computer system.
Top companies will cut their procurement teams by a quarter within the next two years, according to a survey by management consultancy AT Kearney.
The Treasury has raised the stakes for its procurement card scheme by trebling the target spend for 2000.
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Alan Cawson
Kogan Page, £9.99
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Mobile telecommunications company Orange has embarked on a major five-year e-procurement plan to save 13 per cent on its UK division’s spend.