Public Sector Resourcing Made Simple
Public sector resourcing is very simply public sector recruitment. It’s the process government entities use to find, vet, and select new employees. The exact recruitment process varies according to the department, job type, and skills level, but there are similarities across the board, from the NHS, education, and housing to blue-light organisations. Public sector recruitment […]
Supplier Management Software for Efficient Procurement
Whether you have a handful of suppliers or suppliers by the dozen, you need supplier management software to keep an eye on performance, compliance, sustainability, and other factors that affect contract delivery. This kind of oversight is particularly important in public sector procurement, where contracting authorities are answerable to the public – not to mention […]
Sustainable Procurement in Construction: Achieving Net-Zero Goals
The construction industry is responsible for a significant chunk of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. A transformation in building practices and harvesting raw materials not only cleans up the industry but also brings the country a lot closer to achieving its net-zero goals. The question is: How can one of the dirtiest industries clean up […]
Dynamic Purchasing Systems vs. Framework Agreements: Which Fits Your Needs?
Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) and framework agreements are two of the simplest procurement processes used by public sector organisations. They both have the same primary benefits, quicker supplier selection and faster contract implementation, but there are a few differences public sector buyers need to consider when deciding between a Dynamic Purchasing System and framework agreement. […]
Harnessing AI for Procurement: Transforming Tendering and Evaluation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is steadily changing the way the public sector carries out procurement exercises. It takes on tasks involved in the procurement process itself, as well as essential roles in behind-the-scenes activities, like scheduling contract termination reminders and crunching big data to provide meaningful analytics results that enable informed decision-making in real time. Let’s […]
Building Sustainable Supplier Relationships Post-Procurement Reform
Strategic supplier relationships have been strongly encouraged in private sector procurement for decades, but there has been little emphasis on supplier relationships in the public sector. The Procurement Act 2023 changes that. One of the key features in the Act is the idea of supplier partnerships. Public procurement isn’t just a buyer/supplier transaction, it’s a […]
Spring Statement 2025: Buyer Opportunities at a Glance
In advance of the Spring Statement 2025, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves confided that there would be no major policy announcements on the day itself. Instead, a raft of big ticket announcements – many of which form part of the UK government’s Plan for Change – have been announced in the run-up to Wednesday […]
Supplier Onboarding in the Age of Open Data: What Buyers Need to Know
Open data is freely available and modifiable so it can be used, reused, and redistributed by interested parties participating in public sector procurement. It is transparent by nature and when used to enhance the supplier onboarding process, it plays a vital role in supplier risk identification and management. This is important in the new age […]
Digital Marketplaces in 2025: Trends Reshaping Public Procurement
The future of digital procurement is further simplification of procurement processes. According to a report by Forrester, orchestration is a growing trend that results in massive cost savings. Orchestration is when public sector bodies use a centralised control system to coordinate different procurement activities, using different procurement tools. It’s a lot like integration. Buyers occupy […]
How to Maximise Your Presence on the G-Cloud Framework
G-Cloud is a framework that simplifies the public sector procurement process for suppliers and buyers in the cloud-based software services industry. Suppliers apply to join the framework and only if they meet certain criteria are they approved. This is great for buyers because pre-approved suppliers meet quality standards and are much less of a risk […]