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In 2016, BACS Payment Schemes Limited found that the average late payment debt owed to SMEs in the UK stood at £32,185. This equates to a staggering total of £26.3 billion owed to SMEs across the country.

Purdah translates as curtain in Persian, and is a term often used to describe a rolling back of civil servant activities in the period running up to an election.

- Care contracts returned to councils - Crown Commercial Services failed to deliver quality services - Current challenges for innovative procurement

At the end of 2016, I took the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety. This had two objectives: developing my knowledge and understanding of workplace health and safety, and enhancing my...

If you have recently tendered for a public sector contract, you will have noticed some changes in the first round of the process. The pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) phase has now been replaced by a new prelimin...

The expansion of Heathrow Airport and the creation of the third runway were given Government approval earlier this week, a move which is set to create 77,000 additional local jobs and up to £61 billion of economic be...

Many parts of the UK economy have experienced a post-Brexit slowdown, with consumers and companies experiencing a level of uncertainty. However, interestingly enough, there has been a high value…

The UK construction industry has recently experienced the sharpest downturn since 2009, with the second quarter of 2016 showing slowed market growth and low business confidence according to the Markit/CIPS purchasing ...

Following the recent decision for Britain to leave the European Union, there has been uncertainty in the UK economy and procedures are now required for the UK to commence its withdrawal, which can take up to two years...

Procuring for Good, a new report published by Social Enterprise UK, has researched how councils in England consider social value. The study sent freedom of information requests to local authorities across the country ...

The Department of Health guidance has confirmed that the social care sector will not receive the funding required to relieve the pressures the sector is currently facing.

It has been revealed that corruption in the EU costs nearly £4bn each year, according to new research by RAND Europe.