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The wider public sector can access a new eSourcing framework developed by NHS London Procurement Partnership mem-bers and designed to enable seamless integration with any existing systems and tools organisations may have. The new framework features three components– eRFx, eAuction and Contract Management. eSourcing technology provides a highly valuable business tool that facilitates faster and fairer processes for conducting tenders and negotiations. The suite of tools available under the framework is provided to NHS LPP…

A new £6 million grant funding programme has been launched to help Local Authorities (LAs) in England and Wales to develop new heating and cooling networks, and expand existing networks. To win a share of the funding, local authorities must bring forward ambitious and innovative proposals to develop and deliver heat networks that – as much as possible – draw their heat energy from renewable, sus-tainable or recoverable sources. This could include any system in…

BSI, the UK’s National Standards Body has recently launched the BS 8544 Guide for life-cycle costing of maintenance during the in-use phase of buildings. The costs that are involved in maintaining buildings after they have been through the construction process are often not fully realized, and this applies up to 90% of buildings that exist currently. This new guid-ance enables facilities managers, quantity surveyors, clients and owner operators to run their operations effectively and helps…