Public Procurement - Conflicting News
Supply Management published an article articulating a view that the UK is slower at delivering public procurement than the EU average. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2014/public-sector-tender-delays-starve-economy-of-ps22-billion This is listed on the same page as a link to the following story of procurement in Scotland that has encountered difficulties with transparency. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2014/judge-lifts-block-on-ps325-million-scottish-public-sector-telecoms-contract-award It is really important that evaluation criteria and compliant guidelines are completed BEFORE the procurement activity begins. Why? because failure to have the guidelines, scoring criteria and evaluation nailed down will result in a rush to complete before returns are received and opened.