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The UK’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “determined to deliver” the promises made as part of the Brexit referendum campaign and increase NHS spending. Mr Johnson confirmed a new £1.8 billion NHS cash injection to help improve patient care at the beginning of August. Huge investment in NHS frontline services According to Government Opportunities, […]

The UK Government has ambitions to have most of the country covered by a 5G signal by 2027. The latest publication from Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: “UK Telecoms Supply Chain Review Report”, calls for competition and diversity within the supply chain to support this. The report also gives details of how the […]

  If your business is already winning work with the public sector, then you will understand the challenges that come from within this marketplace. That said, the benefits of having a public sector customer well outweigh the disadvantages and most often these challenges can be resolved if your business is using the right tools to […]

  Digital transformation is driving public sector business forward and creating new opportunities for suppliers within the marketplace. Read more about the public sector’s digital journey and the current challenges it is facing below.   Procurement in a digital world Our parent company, BiP Solutions, released its “Challenges and Opportunities for Local Government Procurement in […]

  In the past Tracker has written in depth about how suppliers can engage earlier with buyers – but why is it important that they do so? For a number of years the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) has been encouraging procurement professionals to engage with suppliers before they publish contract opportunities as […]

Our parent company BiP Solutions has released its latest market report, “Is Procurement Good Business?”. The report delves into the importance of social value, supply chain management, legislation and innovation in the current procurement landscape. Social value has been a hot topic among public sector professionals in recent years, making this report extremely relevant in […]

  On 17 July 2019 the UK Government announced that suppliers winning public contracts could lose out in the future if they fail to pay their supply chain on time. Minister for Implementation, Oliver Dowden CBE, has also urged public sector organisations to lead by example by paying their suppliers within 30 days.   Suppliers […]

At the end of 2018, the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) launched a £550 million education tech (EdTech) framework for education bodies to procure ICT goods and services. The new framework has given public sector IT contracts a boost in 2019. The Crown Commercial Service has announced that four more lots will also be available later […]

  It has been one week since P4H England! The event, which supports innovation and education within healthcare procurement, hosted over 1400 delegates at the NEC, Birmingham. The Tracker team attended the event, giving attendees procurement and tendering advice at the Market Support and Engagement Zone. If you missed this year’s P4H England event, find […]

Your business will have heard time and time again how important competitor research is to a business’s growth strategy but this is true if your business wants to win more work within the public sector marketplace. Tracker’s business intelligence tools can support this research and support those working in the public sector marketplace with maintaining […]