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UK public sector procurement: current state of play

Posted on November 7, 2017November 3, 2017 by admin

Ian Ronayne, SAP As the dust just about begins to settle on the 2017 General Election, and we begin to get a clearer idea of the Government’s way forward on various policy areas, now is a good time to collect, and consider what this might mean for public sector procurement. The Conservative Party’s manifesto with regards to this, pledged that ‘Central government must play a role in supporting SMEs: across all government departments, we will…

YPO offers flexible way to procure enforcement agency services

Posted on November 6, 2017November 3, 2017 by admin

YPO, the UK’s largest public sector organisation, has recently announced news of its collaboration with The Civil Enforcement Association (CIVEA) to create a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for enforcement agencies. The DPS has been established to allow public sector customers to procure services for the provision of enforcement agency services, which includes the collection of all debt types such as council tax, parking fines, road traffic fines as well as social care debts. Customers can…

Thames Valley fire and rescue services collaborate on next generation of fire engines

Posted on October 30, 2017October 27, 2017 by admin

The next generation of fire engines is now starting to serve in the Thames Valley following a successful 18-month project run in a partnership between Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire and Rescue Service, Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service and Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Their collaborative work has delivered fire engines which include the latest innovation and technological advances, and also further align working practices between firefighters in the Thames Valley. During…

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