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7th April, 2016 Modern Slavery Act 2015: what it means for your organisation

The use and demonstration of ethical supply chain and employment practices is an important consideration for the modern business, providing evidence that it is being run in a fair manner.

1st April, 2016 Care Contracts Will be ‘Hit Hard’ by the National Living Wage Increase

As of today, 1 April 2016, the current minimum wage will increase from £6.70ph to a new national living wage of £7.20ph for over-25s.

22nd March, 2016 SMEs Encouraged to Bid

It is well known that over the past few years EU procurement directives have focused on transparency, fairness and encouraging SMEs to bid for public sector contracts.

14th March, 2016 Why plugging the construction skills gap can boost your tender bid

While an upturn in the UK’s construction sector is always good to see, the future of any growth is tempered by whether there are enough skilled workers to deliver…

14th January, 2016 The European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)

The European Single Procurement Document Service (ESPD) is being introduced later this month as a self-declaration document for bidders in an attempt to reduce the amount of documentation involved in a bid.

24th November, 2015 Increase in Public Sector Contracts Post-Election

The arvato UK Quarterly Outsourcing Index has recently published an increase in public sector spend, average contract value and the outsourcing of contracts, all found in the third quarter…

9th September, 2015 Commitment to Apprenticeships Vital for Large Public Sector Bids

As of 1st September, bids for contracts worth more than £10 million need to show a commitment to apprenticeships in order to support growth and Government pledges.

27th August, 2015 Met Office Loses BBC Weather Contract

It was announced earlier this week that the Met Office is no longer in the running for the BBC weather contract, which is currently out to tender.

9th June, 2015 How SMEs can Benefit from Public Contracts Regulations 2015 – Part 2

In Part 1 we looked at how new procurement regulations will affect SMEs and provided some background on the changes. Part 2 will look at this in more detail as well as highlighting how companies will benefit from the ...

8th May, 2015 Encouraging SMEs in Public Procurement

The Small Business, Enterprise and Employments Act (SBEE Act) came into effect recently and has seen the Government try to preserve as much flexibility as possible in public procurement whilst implementing EU Directiv...

13th January, 2015 Executive Compass Hires Two New Bid Writers

The New Year has seen the addition of two new bid writers to the Executive Compass team to help manage the increasing demand for our services.

31st March, 2014 Criminal Legal Aid to go to Tender

The Ministry of Justice has announced the introduction of criminal legal aid funding cuts, which comes as bad news for legal aid practitioners. Minister for Justice, Chris Grayling, intends to…

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