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Following last week’s historic EU Referendum, Business Secretary Sajid Javid met with CEOs and senior representatives from many of the UK’s biggest employers. His message to them was clear: Britain is open for business. Mr Javid stated that the biggest issue raised was the need to secure continued access to the European single market, asserting […]

Pushing on with its efficiency drive, the UK NHS is streamlining its healthcare procurement, while trying to maintain quality of care and SME engagement. Discussing the scope and possible solutions to this challenge, NHS London Procurement Partnership (LPP) Workstream Lead Edward James will be speaking at the P4H conference on 13 July, at the NEC […]

E-procurement in the public sector is now dominant in the UK, with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 having mandated e-communication for all central purchasing body contracts by April 2017 and for most other public sector contracts by October 2018. These electronic tendering regulations mean that all documents will be issued electronically and must be submitted the same […]

Voting on the EU referendum will take place on 23 June. On this day UK citizens will be asked ‘Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?’ While the media is filled with opinions on the subject, unbiased business analysis is harder to come by. To fill […]

With Britain facing a European referendum on 23 June many questions remain about the implications of Brexit for the UK supply chain. Here Tracker reporter Julie Shennan hears from European Procurement law expert Professor Christopher Bovis on the way the decision could shape British business. Christopher Bovis JD, MPhil, LLM, FRSA is Professor of Business Law […]

The UK Budget 2016 saw a continuation of the Conservative Government’s commitment to National Infrastructure. Following the National Infrastructure Commission’s report Government has committed £430m for short term investments, as well £billions for long term investments, in Transport, Housing, Community Projects, Energy and Media. Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne MP said: “We are giving […]

The UK Budget 2016 saw a continuation of the Conservative Government’s commitment to austerity, with a further £3.5bn of efficiencies forecast to be made by 2020. However the Chancellor also outlined measures to boost business growth; here BiP Solutions reporter Julie Shennan examines their implications. Justifying the Budget cuts, Chancellor George Osborne explained that the […]

Meet Eddie Regan: Tracker’s very own jargon buster Navigating public sector procurement can be a tricky affair. Whether you’re trying to understand how new legislation affects your business or deciphering the latest buzzwords and jargon, it can be a full-time job. Not anymore. Tracker has enlisted procurement guru Eddie Regan to answer all of your […]

‘The best just got better’. ‘We’ve listened’. ‘This is our best ever service’. We’ve all been there – a brand we trust launches an improved version of a product we rely upon. But behind the smoke and mirrors and marketing clichés, there often really isn’t much to shout about. Or worse – often we like […]

Infrastructure has been making headlines in recent months, with major construction and infrastructure investments now kicking off across the country. The Conservative Government put infrastructure at the forefront of their plans to revitalise the UK economy, committing themselves to £100bn of investment by 2020. The Conservative pre-election  Manifesto said: “We will commit, alongside running a (budget) […]