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Procurement in the Digital Age

20th August

New technologies are transforming the way companies do business, reshaping the procurement function, and how they manage their supply chain. Public sector procurement alone accounts for a third of all public spending at just shy ...

Compliance and risk in the housing sector: 5 areas for strategic consideration

7th August

Since the Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017, risk management has been top of the board agenda for both housing associations and housing development companies partnering with them to provide social housing. The government comm ...

GDPR: Do you know which of your suppliers are processing personal data?

31st July

Did you know it's been over a year since GDPR, the biggest shake-up in the history of data protection regulation was introduced across Europe? Those annoying 'consent to using cookies' messages which pop up every time you use a ...

How Well Are You Monitoring Your Suppliers' Performance Against Contract Terms?

22nd July

You’ve set up an excellent procurement process which has improved visibility and control over spending. You've invested time and effort building up strong relationships with your carefully chosen suppliers. You've even kept your ...

Using Procurement to Drive Transformational Change

10th July

Businesses often undervalue procurement. They see it as a process-driven blocker which managers will do their utmost to circumvent, rather than a strategic partner that can add value to a business. Saving money, improving effici ...

The Benefits of Sustainable Procurement for your Business

27th June

Sustainable procurement is a hot topic for businesses. Social media is rampant with indignant customers rightly calling out companies for unethical business practices, such as clothing brands not paying workers a living wage. Th ...

5 Ways to Keep Business Spend Under Control

10th June

You’ve done all the hard work to get the right suppliers in place. You’ve satisfied due diligence, carefully worded your contracts to stipulate key deliverables and KPIs and implemented a contract management system to keep every ...

5 Benefits of Contract Management Systems in Financial Services

8th May

If your business is financial services, whether it be insurance, accountancy, banking, wealth management or consumer finance, the contracts you have in place with your suppliers and partners are central to your organisation. The ...

How Will Brexit Affect Your Supply Chain?

23rd April

As the world’s fifth largest economy, the UK is facing unprecedented uncertainty following the referendum where the country voted to leave the European Union. No one knows what post-Brexit will look like, yet businesses across t ...

Procurement Trends for 2019

18th March

As we near the end of the first quarter of 2019, we thought we’d take a look at the main developments which are emerging as real trends to watch out for this year in the ever-evolving world of procurement. Are these developments ...