Procurement Templates

Category: Procurement

  • The professionalism of Public Buyers

    The professionalism of Public Buyers

    Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32017H1805 This is an interesting read because it shapes national policy. How much we remain aligned to EU regulations after Brexit remains unknown but some of the policy ideas generated by the EU help to raise the bar. THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and…

  • Social Value Act

    Social Value Act

    This is a sign posting piece for the Social Value Act The Public Services (Social Value) Act came into force on 31 January 2013. It requires people who commission public services to think about how they can also secure wider social, economic and environmental benefits. Before they start the procurement process, commissioners should think about whether the…

  • Modern Slavery

    This is a sign posting piece on Modern Slavery The Modern Slavery Act will give law enforcement the tools to fight modern slavery, ensure perpetrators can receive suitably severe punishments for these appalling crimes and enhance support and protection for victims. It received Royal Assent on Thursday 26 March 2015. The act will: consolidate and…

  • Procurement Benchmarking

    Benchmarking is important because you want to understand your position against other organisations. Checking your maturity levels against other organisations helps you determine the level of investment to become a world class procurement function. Or perhaps you don’t need to be world class, as a smaller organisation you might want to attain a mature procurement…