Local authority purchasing came into the best-value spotlight again last week when Portsmouth City Council announced an overhaul of its procurement activities under the regime.
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The government is ahead of schedule for meeting the construction procurement target it set itself for next month, according to a senior public official, writes Elizabeth Bellamy.
Effective communication with customers paid dividends for soft drinks supplier Cott Beverages when it cut product lines after it analysed their costs and profitability.
The European Commission is to force purchasers to use a standard form when sending tenders to the Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEC) in an effort to cut errors in submitting tenders.
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The Construction Industry Board (CIB) is considering setting up a complaints commission in a bid to make contractors comply with its tendering and project management code.
UK consumers pay the lowest domestic peak-rate prices for access to the Internet in Europe and the US, according to a survey by telecommunications regulator Oftel. The survey found that Sweden has the second-least expensive prices, but these are 28 per cent higher than those in the UK.