Procurement News, Opinions and Latest Market Leads

Some 44 suppliers have been awarded a place on the new Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Facilities Management and Workplace Services framework. New procurement rules, which support the Government’s Sourcing Playbook, see the framework heavily weighting ‘quality’ in its contract award criteria, rather than lowest cost. Huge importance has been placed on social value and optimum […]

  The House of Commons Climate Change Committee (CCC) has just launched a new, detailed report that follows the UK’s major sectors on their journey to net zero. Ultimately, the report aims to detail whether or not the particular sectors are decarbonising at a rate likely to help them achieve net zero by 2050. The […]

According to a survey carried out by the Federation of Small Businesses, almost half of small British companies have warned that the rising costs of doing business in the UK will stall growth this year. Operating costs have risen for almost nine in ten businesses year-on-year, with rising fuel and utility costs the most commonly […]

With news breaking today (18th May) that inflation has hit 9 per cent, the PM, Boris Johnson, has pledged to “look at all the measures” necessary to assist those struggling with the 40-year high. This news follows on from that of soaring household energy bills that shocked many with a 50 per cent rise in […]

Data from the construction industry is showing that the sector is still in growth, despite the global conditions. The ONS reported that monthly construction output increased by 1.7% in volume terms in March 2022; this is the fifth consecutive monthly growth and a record high in monthly level terms (£14,994 million) since monthly records began […]

It is estimated that UK businesses are responsible for the generation of 27.5 million tonnes of commercial waste and 13.6 million tonnes of industrial waste every year – an alarming total of 41.1 million tonnes. There’s no denying that processing business waste can result in significant costs. Looking after your waste is particularly important, despite […]

Tracker recently investigated whether or not smart cities could be the answer to the UK’s problem when it comes to achieving net-zero. We delved into what defines a smart city, what smart cities have got to do with the UK’s sustainability goals, and what smart cities can successfully offer, analysing the introductions to metropolises such […]

This month sees the launch of our all-new Tracker GovSpend Report, the only report in the UK that provides in-depth analysis of public sector spend, trends and insights on the public sector marketplace. The inaugural GovSpend report provides a barometer for private sector businesses that are looking to identify opportunities and understand the nuances of […]

The public sector opportunity is vast for suppliers: an annual spend of some £290bn every year with the range of goods, works and services required varying wildly, from pencils to buildings. This spending must be leveraged to play its part in the UK’s economic recovery. Procurement has a role to play in Government aims such […]

If you want to find out more about what GovSpend entails, get crucial information and analysing on spend, trends, and insights into the public sector marketplace, download the all-new Tracker GovSpend report here.

  The all-new Tracker GovSpend Report is finally here, and if you’re in the market to win more public sector contracts, this is the one for you. Awash with meticulously analysed public sector spend data and aligned with market leading insight, GovSpend provides the ‘need-to-knows’ on three key areas: Market opportunity – ‘the money making’ […]

Business sustainability has an average of 2,400 monthly searches in the UK while the keyword phrase ‘green business’ receives an average monthly search total of 1,900, up 19% year-on-year. In this article, we take a look at the number of benefits to going green for your business. What do the experts say about going green? […]

  In recent years, as the world’s attention has turned to sustainability, the concept of a smart city has positioned itself as a very plausible, fitting solution. As Forbes journalist Francois Laborie wrote in 2021: “technology enables the development of new products and services that use less energy, chemicals and water, and reduce waste from […]

A development partner is being sought by Homes England and Network Rail for one of the largest regeneration projects in the UK. York Central is a 45-hectare mixed-use scheme, which will see the creation of 2,500 homes and more than 800,000sq ft of commercial space adjacent to York Railway Station. Once developed, the site will […]

“A thriving business feeds on generating engagement,” wrote Goran Paun in his 2020 Forbes article, Build a Brand: Why A Digital Presence Matters. There are few things more important in business that connecting with consumers and remaining relevant. The question is, how do you do that? Well, in the modern world we live in, mostly, […]

Across the UK, as central and devolved governments make decisions regarding the future of mask wearing, testing and so forth, millions of employees have returned to the office on a full-time basis but a large proportion of workers now find themselves working in a hybrid fashion. According to a McKinsey survey, roughly one in three […]

The world of procurement is often tricky. It involves choosing one appropriate candidate, ultimately benefiting them, while rejecting and disadvantaging others. That said, it isn’t just the businesses that are picked which will profit from winning the contracts, it’s also their supply chain, their local economy, fellow businesses, families, and so on. The above is […]

A Prior Information Notice (PIN) has been published for an upcoming £6bn public sector framework from Southern Construction Framework (SCF). SCF is a leading construction procurement framework delivered by the public sector for the public sector in the South of England. Kicking off with a supplier information event on 12th April, the latest PIN advises […]

Offshore Design Engineering Ltd (ODE) has powered into Poland, after securing the contract for a major offshore windfarm development. ODE used the General Export Facility from UK Export Finance (UKEF), gaining a €900,000 package financed by HSBC UK. HSBC UK and UKEF’s support provided working capital benefit by bridging the cash flow gap caused by […]

Brexit has dramatically changed the UK import and export dynamic. Pre-Brexit trade predictions estimated a 15% decline in UK imports and exports. However, several factors skewed this outcome. First, UK goods trade to the EU fell by more than 30% at the start of 2020 (Compared to 2019) and didn’t recover. The extended transition period […]