Procurement News, Opinions and Latest Market Leads

  Since the COVID-19 crisis began, our parent company, BiP Solutions, has harnessed its powerful database, business intelligence and data analysis services to do bring buyers and suppliers together during this time by releasing market reports weekly. Although this is an uncertain time, BiP Solutions maintain within these reports that: “What is clear is that […]

  It is no secret that the public sector wants to work with suppliers that can offer innovative, digital services. Most recently a group of London NHS trusts awarded a range of IT suppliers a place on a framework contract worth up to a total of £3bn. Whether your business wants to supply hardware, software, […]

  Starting from when the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in the UK, Tracker has created a timeline which highlights some of the issues and events that are affecting public sector suppliers in the UK. 10 May 2020 The Prime Minister announced that from 13 May, people in England who “can’t work from home” […]

  The Scottish Government extended the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) Call for Ideas from 31 March to 30 April, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Closing tomorrow, this includes the housing technical discussion paper and the invitation to submit projects for consideration as national developments.   What is the National Planning Framework? Scotland’s NPF is […]

Discover private tenders We have private tenders, let us show you for free. Private tenders Our team at Tracker are often asked how your business can win private sector tenders. Private sector procurement can offer your business new opportunities that can help develop your business and grow its customer base. For some businesses, private sector […]

  With over 35 years’ experience behind us, we know a thing or two about finding and winning public sector tenders. Over 250,000 public authorities across Europe spend around €2 trillion per year on the purchase of services, works and supplies, which makes public sector procurement a lucrative marketplace for buyers in the UK and […]

It is clear that the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has caused significant temporary disruption for buyers, suppliers and other stakeholders within both public sector and private sector procurement. However, in the last few weeks the UK Government has released two new Procurement Policy Notes (PPNs), providing essential guidance for buyers and suppliers to ensure business continuity […]

COVID-19 is putting strain on healthcare professionals globally. During the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, Asian countries including Singapore and China tried to contain it using innovative new technologies. Disinfecting drones, robots and Artificial Intelligence that can scan thousands of medical images in seconds were all rolled out to tackle COVID-19. As the NHS […]

The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to cause concern for buyers, suppliers and other stakeholders working in the procurement landscape. However, there are numerous ways in which new and existing suppliers to the construction industry can help. Public health is the UK Government’s priority, and the construction industry plays an essential role in ensuring hospitals, clinics, […]

  Since the beginning of March, talks between the NHS and independent sector providers have been ongoing about how the private sector can support the health service as the Coronavirus causes a surge in demand for medical supplies. In recent days the Government has been making a number of announcements around the need for ventilators, […]