... for money,” he said. Williams added that he wanted more resources for the EU to investigate how many authorities comply with the directive on obligatory tendering for contracts worth more than £94,000. “Many councils are ignorant of the directive and are ...

... follow SM’s exclusive revelation that Pasa has asked more than 70 trusts to renew individually what had been a previously national ... “If suppliers are offering national terms that are no more favourable than local arrangements, the agency must seriously consider ...

... JT8 engines for Boeing 737 aircraft were auctioned off for more than £2 million, fetching one and a half times the expected figure, ... to BA. The airline approached 20 bidders for the engines, more than three times the average amount for a traditional sale, Paul ...

... use the Northern Foods site for another auction, for 20 or more vehicles for the university. David Stanley, procurement controller for ... the e-auction was an opportunity for the company to learn more about its own site and software capabilities. The firm developed its ...

... request for information stage. “Technical teams from more than one supplier are working with our technical team, so at the end of ... Recent management restructuring at Airbus has meant more integration and consolidation of work among sites in the UK, Germany, ...

... How to Avoid Them provides an essential guide to some of the more spectacular and commonplace ways to dupe the purchasing ... bank acounts in return for a percentage. As they become more entangled in the scheme, they are asked to pay increasingly higher amounts ...

... prices have fallen by up to 40 per cent because there are more generators. Neta began last March. It replaced the electricity pool, ... The low price for electricity has meant it costs more to generate CHP electricity than they get for selling it, said Martin ...

... but as one option that can support the delivery of one or more objectives. These are generally held to include: • cost reduction - ... staff. A VBR programme can often achieve the above and more, particularly where unco-ordinated procurement has led to a proliferation ...

... said Purcon director Jerry Smith. “The move to more complex deals has increased demand for IT purchasers.” The general ... market would continue expanding. “E-procurement will mean more work for IT purchasers,” he predicted. Featured?:  ...

... of jobs at British Steel’s Rotherham plant and stop more than £100 million of extra costs escalating in the automotive component ... Steel produces contains 0.25 per cent lead, making it more malleable and therefore easier to machine. The dominant market for it is ...