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UK Public Sector Procurement News by Colin Cram

August 24, 2012

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UK public sector procurement has been in the news the past two months. The Scottish government (no, Scotland is not an independent country, but it does have a lot of autonomy, rather like the states in the USA) has passed a bill merging its 8 police forces. A detailed business case concluded that merger, as […]

Guest Author Colin Cram provides a hands-on approach to procurement

May 4, 2011

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30 year plus public sector veteran and expert Colin Cram’s recent article in the public leaders network titled Hands On Approach To Procurement provides an interesting and unique lens into the restructuring of central government procurement in the UK. Colin as you know was a guest on the PI Inquisitive Eye in December and again […]

Just Say No To . . . A Government-Wide Free Spend Analysis?

April 20, 2011

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Cabinet Office Declines Free Offer from Rosslyn Analytics and QlikTech to Fix Deficiencies in Central Government Procurement London, UK – 13 April 2011: The UK government’s failure to embrace the latest proven private sector technologies is costing the public sector billions in lost savings. Three weeks after announcing an unprecedented offer to aggregate public sector […]