Spend Matters UK/Europe

The Great Supplier Network Debate – and Some New Music!

Sheena Moore — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:31:23 +0000

It’s the time of year at Spend Matters where if we’re not furiously writing or attending or speaking at any number of procurement events, we’re putting together free webinars just for you, our...

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Down the Procurement Pub – with Basware, Coupa, Procurement Leaders and Icona Pop

Peter Smith — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:31:29 +0000

Actually, I spent some of last night down the procurement pub – a pleasant 90 minutes with an old friend and fellow ex CPO who wanted to pick my brains on procurement software in return for 2 pints...

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Francis Maude at PASC – select committee digs into UK government procurement

Peter Smith — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:35:15 +0000

The UK parliament’s Public Administration Select Committee held the final hearing of their investigation into public sector procurement this week, and appropriately their witness was Francis...

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The Rolling Stones, variable pricing and booking a hotel for the CEO!

Peter Smith — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:31:10 +0000

We wrote in part 1 about the difficulty the Rolling Stones have had in selling tickets for their gigs in the US, and linked that to a debate about variable pricing strategies and how technology was...

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Spend Matters and Zycus Webinar – Putting the Supplier at the Heart of Procurement

Peter Smith — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:31:16 +0000

We’re pleased to announce a forthcoming Spend Matters webinar, presented in conjunction with the nice people at Zycus. It’s titled “Putting the Supplier at the Heart of Procurement” and it is being...

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From Hubris to High Court (almost) – The Story of Southwest One (Part 1)

Peter Smith — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:41:03 +0000

(We are delighted to have finally persuaded Dave Orr to write for us, and as a Somerset citizen, he will be laying out the fascinating story of Southwest One over the next few weeks – a story...

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Crown Commercial Representatives – 99 Problems (well, 9 issues anyway)

Peter Smith — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:31:03 +0000

So , what do we think about the UK government’s appointment of new Crown Commercial Representatives? Here are a few questions. Not 99 problems maybe, as Jay-Z would put it, but certainly 9 issues. 1....

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Dark Procurement – ethics and moral dilemmas

Peter Smith — Wed, 15 May 2013 09:31:47 +0000

(We’re pleased to have another guest post from Dr Gordon Murray, procurement writer, academic and practitioner – see his own excellent blog here). The tragedy of the Dhaka factory...

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Second-wave outsourcing – the BBC learns from past experience

Peter Smith — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:33:26 +0000

At the recent ProcureCon Indirect conference, Jim Hemmington, Procurement Director at the BBC, spoke about the organisation’s experience through what is now a considerable history of outsourcing....

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The NHS Procurement Strategy – a nation (still) waits

Peter Smith — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:28:45 +0000

So what’s happened to the UK’s National Health Service Procurement strategy? The story so far… (you might want to get a cup of coffee and settle down, this might be a long one). April...

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