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The winning formula
By Morven MacNeil, GO Features Editor There is still time for buyers and suppliers in Scotland to register for an exhibition which will showcase a host of business opportunities for both sectors. Procurex Scotland 2009, organised by BiP Solutions, a leading provider of supply chain solutions, will be held at the SECC, Glasgow on 28 [...]
(Continue reading)RIEPing the benefits
By Miriam Deakin, Improvement Manager, RIEP Programme Office, IDeA One year on, the Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships are making strides in achieving efficiencies and improvements to services for citizens. As the Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships (RIEPs) enter their second year, they face new challenges in a more volatile economic climate with an increasing [...]
(Continue reading)Driving down costs
By Eric Brangier, Highways Manager, Colas A pioneering PFI project for road maintenance between Portsmouth City Council and Colas has transformed the quality of the road network in Portsmouth over the past five years. With an extraordinary fall in public liability claims, a massive reduction in reactive maintenance costs and an award from the UK’s [...]
(Continue reading)New models of delivery
By Tiffany Cloynes and Vincent King, Commercial Partners, Cobbetts LLP New approaches to delivering privately financed projects have been developed in recent years. Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) and Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programmes, as well as various PPP/PFI models such as joint venture companies and part privatisations, have all been implemented over [...]
(Continue reading)A united force
By Morven MacNeil, GO Features Editor With the Government spending an estimated £3.8 billion a year on energy, GO looks at how energy is currently being purchased and the new collaborative initiatives aimed and streamlining the process. The procurement landscape in the UK consists of around 44,000 public sector buying organisations, including approximately 20,000 schools, [...]
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