The latest Science Warehouse procurement bulletin is available to view on their website. Among other things it has an interesting article on procurement systems, which draws conclusions from a survey done by Edbury Daley that has found that "investment in enabling IT is not creating enough value – and not in balance with the need for on-going skills development". As a result, Science Warehouse say that "effective spend control and management is a vital first step towards creating the data and the headroom to increase the value that procurement can deliver to the organisation".
White Paper Conferences are hosting three events across the country on 'Awarding Public Contracts Lawfully and Skillfully within the Procurement Rules'. The events feature some top UK procurement lawyers, as well as policy-makers and procurement professionals, and look to answer '18 Thorny Public Procurement' questions over the course of the day. The three events are in Belfast on the 16th March, and Edinburgh and London on the 22nd. The price is £199.
On a similar note, Eversheds are running a series of Procurement Update seminars during February and March at various locations across the country. Click for more details.
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