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Just under 30 local authorities and councils have ceased to put pest control services out to tender over the past two years as part of an initiative to cut down on spending and ultimately to save money in the public p...

A Scottish procurement portal is showing great success after thousands of companies in Scotland have started securing more public sector contracts.

As we enter the new financial year, and immerge from a relatively quiet spell in terms of public sector contract opportunities and PQQs, it could be said that this lull is the calm before the storm.

Changes in public sector procurement are advancing at an alarming rate. An increasing number of PQQs and Tenders now require electronic upload onto portals.

There wasn’t much new in the Conservative Party Conference last week. The usual rhetoric about public debt, being in it together and lots of ‘fighting’ talk.

Tender writing and food are two things close to my heart and so it was with interest that I watched with interest someone trying to plat fog on Saturday morning TV.

PAS 91 friend or foe? Well the idea is a sound one. However, now that I have seen it the only good thing I can see…

I think that PAS 91 is a good idea but I am not sure it will help everyone. It will help some because they will potentially be excluded early on, others will just need to complete it once and so save on time and money...