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It has been reported that 18 large firms have been suspended today from the Prompt Payment Code, for failing to pay suppliers on time.

Public bodies have a duty to consider the impact on local communities when procuring goods and services. Broadly speaking, their aim is to allocate finite funds and resources in a way that maximises the benefit to people, the environment and the economy at local level.

The success of our graduate training programme attracted attention in the press last month. We take a further look at our graduate training programme and how it is contributing to the success of the company as we celebrate our 10 years in business.

Recently in the press there has been plenty of controversy over the Department for Transport’s decision to award DFDS, Brittany Ferries and Seaborne Freight three ferry contracts to provide additional shipping capacity in a no-deal Brexit. This was later found to have been awarded in a ‘secretive’ deal with no OJEU tender process, which has been the subject of a lot of scrutiny.

Executive Compass have partnered with NBSL to provide a fully funded, two-day masterclass in bid writing and tendering for companies in County Durham who are looking to grow their businesses.

The Government have released official guidance around publishing and accessing OJEU contract notices in the event of a no-deal Brexit – this information would be published on a new UK e-notification service instead of Tenders Electronic Daily (TED).