Time wasting tenders
Posted on 20-12-2009 at 10:47
The average length of time between issuing a public sector PQQ (pre-qualification questionnaire) and awarding a contract is more than 18 weeks, according to new research. A study conducted by the PRCA across 15 members of its public sector group also revealed the average time it took an agency to complete a public sector tender was 24.9 hours. ...
Tender for council services
Posted on 19-12-2009 at 10:00
Tenders Bids and PQQ are going to be the norm it seems! Private firms are to be invited to tender for some Edinburgh City Council services in the new year in a bid to save £90m for the local authority. It follows a full council meeting on Thursday where councillors voted in favour of the move. Refuse collection, school meals and street c...
Tender Review
Posted on 16-12-2009 at 14:00
A COUNCIL is ready to launch a full review of how it awards contracts to companies tendering for business. The recommendation comes as Stoke-on-Trent City Council is to repeat the tendering process for two landmark jobs; the demolition of the former Westcliffe Hospital in Chell and work to flatten Hamilton Training Centre in Fenton. Officers are...
Tender Review
Posted on 16-12-2009 at 14:00
A COUNCIL is ready to launch a full review of how it awards contracts to companies tendering for business. The recommendation comes as Stoke-on-Trent City Council is to repeat the tendering process for two landmark jobs; the demolition of the former Westcliffe Hospital in Chell and work to flatten Hamilton Training Centre in Fenton. Officers are...
North East Business Woman on the BBC
Posted on 12-12-2009 at 18:00
Check out North East Business woman Sue Finn and her Gamelan instruments. Click here...
Most SMEs fail because of people
Posted on 11-12-2009 at 12:30
What to do about the Christmas party? It's just one of the many difficult people issues SMEs face. This week it was reported in the FT that the number of new businesses being registered in the UK is actually on the increase. In 2009 so far, an average of 47,500 small businesses have set up new bank accounts each month – compared to an averag...
Lean Manufacturing and Services
Posted on 10-12-2009 at 19:17
The core idea is to maximize customer value while minimizing waste. Simply, lean means creating more value for customers with less resources. A lean organization understands customer value and focuses its key processes to continuously increase it. The ultimate goal is to provide perfect value to the customer through a perfect value creation proces...
Government Unveils Aid Package
Posted on 08-12-2009 at 17:00
THE Government today announced a £60m package for Teesside after it was hit by plans to axe steelworkers' jobs. Ministers said the money will support the North-East's drive to attract investment for low carbon and advanced manufacturing. The region suffered a huge blow last week when steel giant Corus announced plans to mothball part of...
Northern Rock shareholders unlikely to get a penny in compensation
Posted on 08-12-2009 at 17:00
FORMER Northern Rock shareholders are unlikely to receive a penny in compensation following the nationalisation of the bank, a report costing £4.5m warned today. The provisional view of independent valuer Andrew Caldwell, of BDO, is that there would not have been anything left for shareholders had Northern Rock had to pay back more than &p...
Economic masterplan to transform Tyneside
Posted on 04-12-2009 at 06:00
Economic masterplan to transform Tyneside MILLIONS of pounds are to be spent changing the face of Newcastle and Gateshead over the next 10 years. As city leaders prepare for radical change, Adrian Pearson looks at what it means for you. A multi-million-pound masterplan will transform the fortunes of Newcastle and Gateshead THE economic m...
