Portsmouth City Council (PCC) is asking its external suppliers to rank its effectiveness as a client for the first time, writes Elizabeth Bellamy.
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Local authorities are being warned over arranging so-called “green” energy deals that may not enable them to avoid the upcoming climate change levy.
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Best-value reviews are in danger of being driven by ideology and not the quality of local authority purchasing, according to one of the UK’s biggest councils.
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Managers at BT have been told not to travel to meetings with suppliers in a crackdown on expenses.