BiP launches Delta-ets – a seamless public sector tendering solution
Source: BiP, 14th May 2004

BiP Solutions Ltd (BiP) is pleased to announce the launch of its Delta-ets e-tendering service – a seamless public sector tendering solution.

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GO Awards on a roll
Source: BiP, 4th May 2004

Government Opportunities (GO) Excellence in Public Procurement Awards have really struck a chord across the public procurement community.

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N3PD – the big day draws closer
Source: BiP, 4th May 2004

The countdown to National Public Procurement Practitioners Day (N3PD) is well and truly under way. What is sure to be one of the highlights of the procurement calendar takes place on 8 June 2004, and judging by the response so far it’s going to be a fantastic event.

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PASS the test
Source: BiP, 4th May 2004

BiP Solutions’ Procurement Advice & Support Service (PASS) has organized a series of events designed to help you ensure that your organisation’s procurement strategy is up to scratch.

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NHS-sid numbers up
Source: BiP, 4th May 2004

From the end of November 2003 to 31 March 2004 a total of 371 OJEU adverts specifying, the use of NHS-sid, the NHS supplier information database, were published by the OJEU.

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Contrax Weekly Ireland surges ahead
Source: BiP, 4th May 2004

Great news for subscribers to BiP Solutions’ Contrax Weekly Ireland publication – independent research has confirmed that it provides significantly more Northern and Republic of Ireland contracts than the OJEU. How many more? On average, a staggering 171% more.

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BiP Solutions – 20 Years of Achievement
Source: BiP, 7th April 2004

Staff and special guests from across the public procurement community gathered at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow last month to celebrate 20 years of BiP Solutions.

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Gone, going, going
Source: BiP, 7th April 2004

Nottingham City Council, working in association with BiP Solutions, has successfully run its first electronic reverse auction. Two auctions took place for the supply and delivery of paper, facilitated by the latest e-tendering tool in BiP Solutions’ Delta suite – Vault e-auctions.

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Stay on the case
Source: BiP, 7th April 2004

BiP Solutions has teamed up with leading international law firm Masons to provide subscribers to its Project e-notice creation service with case summaries including interpretations of key judgements from the European Court of Justice in order to assist subscribers in successfully complying with the public sector tendering process.

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OPOCE of cake
Source: BiP, 7th April 2004

BiP Solutions is pleased to announce that the EU’s Office for Official Publications (OPOCE) has renewed BiP’s certificate as a Certified 2004 OJS eSender for the Project e-notice service.

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BiP Solutions ahead of the game – 171% more contract announcements in CWI
Source: BiP, 5th April 2004

New independent research proves that BIP Solutions Ltd’s contract information service, Contrax Weekly Ireland (CWI), publishes on average 171% more public sector contract announcements for Ireland than the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).

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Awards are a GO for launch!
Source: Government Opportunities, 30th March 2004

Government Opportunities magazine is inviting nominations for its Public Procurement Excellence Awards.

The Awards are open to all who serve in public procurement – whether in education, health, defence or central or local government. Nominations are invited in three categories – Individual Public Procurement Excellence, Collective Public Procurement Excellence and Lifetime Contribution. Nominations can be made personally or on behalf of a team or an organisation.

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London Calling
Source: BiP, 3rd March 2004

Three of BiP Solutions’ procurement partners – the Central Buying Consortium (CBC), London Contracts and Supplies Group (LCSG) and the Society of Procurement Officers in Local Government (SOPO) – have major events coming up in the next few months; to find out more, read on...

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It’s called N3PD
Source: BiP, 3rd March 2004

Tuesday 8 June is the date when a nation comes together to celebrate the achievements, innovations and overall contribution of our public procurement professionals.

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Gaining aXcess
Source: BiP, 3rd March 2004

The impact of the Freedom of Information Act will be felt across all public sector bodies, but help is at hand for the procurement community which uses BiP’s Project system to create its contract notices. BiP’s aXcess Buyer Profile service offers an easy and efficient way to publish procurement information.

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Recognising Excellence
Source: BiP, 3rd March 2004

The Government Opportunities Excellence in Public Procurement Awards are edging ever closer – and you can play your part by nominating someone you feel deserves to lift one of the glorious crystal trophies.

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N3PD support grows
Source: BiP, 16th February 2004

National Public Procurement Practitioners Day (N3PD), taking place on Tuesday 8 June 2004 at One Great George Street, London, is progressing steadily with new supporters coming on board all the time. The event is being held in conjunction with Government Opportunities magazine, N3PD’s media partner, and the GO annual lunch and awards ceremony will be a part of the day.

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Making Contact
Source: BiP, 2nd February 2004

Want to know who’s who in local government procurement? Of course you do. Everyone knows it’s not what you know, it’s who you know – and the SOPO Yearbook 2004 is an essential reference guide whether you’re in the public or the private sector.

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New website for Delta-ets
Source: BiP, 29th January 2004

BiP Solutions’ IT team have created a new website for Delta-ets, BiP’s world-leading electronic tendering solution. You can view the site at: www.bipsolutions.com/Delta/delta.html

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N3PD wants you!
Source: BiP, 29th January 2004

8 June 2004 sees the celebration of National Public Procurement Practitioners Day (N3PD), which recognises the hard work and achievements of all involved in public procurement. Think about how long the nation would survive without goods and services being procured on the public’s behalf, and it’s easy to see why this area demands recognition.

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GO Awards 2004
Source: BiP, 29th January 2004

Government Opportunities’ Excellence in Public Procurement Awards are on their way, and we’re calling on you to vote for the individuals and teams who deserve recognition for their outstanding performance in procurement.

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Increase your procurement knowledge
Source: BiP, 29th January 2004

BiP Solutions has announced a new series of events for the public and private sectors.

The coming months see several events with a very strong public sector flavour. How to Let Compliant Public Contracts kicked off its 2004 campaign with a highly successful seminar in Birmingham in late January and heads next to London in February. This event is a one-day high-value intensive training programme focused on public sector purchasing and supply practices and procedures, aimed at imparting professional practice, and is specifically designed to deliver training for new entrants to a career in public procurement and personnel who need to refresh their knowledge of letting contracts.

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Upwards surge for NHS-sid
Source: BiP, 29th January 2004

NHS-sid, the online supplier database based on BiP Solutions’ Select supplier service, continues its upwards surge, with 5131 suppliers now registered on the database and an increasing number of health trust contracts (80 between December 2003 and mid-January 2004) making mention of it.

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New name, same aim
Source: BiP, 23rd December 2003

Just a reminder - from 12 January 2004 the new name for Business Information Publications is BiP Solutions. By coincidence, the name change coincides with the twentieth anniversary of the company, which has grown to become Europe's leading provider of public sector contract information.

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Projecting success
Source: BiP, 23rd December 2003

BiP's Project e-notice service for the creation, management and transmission of both OJEU and non-OJEU contract announcements continues to surge in popularity, with over 1000 users signed up.

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Support grows for N3PD
Source: BiP, 23rd December 2003

The clock is ticking on National Public Procurement Practitioners Day (N3PD) - the special event organised to celebrate the achievements and professionalism of all those who work in public procurement.

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East Sussex CC gets aXcess
Source: BiP, 23rd December 2003

East Sussex County Council has launched the ESCC Procurement Portal, which has been developed using BiP's aXcess service. "In partnership with BiP, we are very pleased to have developed a significant enhancement to our web-based information for suppliers," said Jonathan Campbell, Corporate Procurement Manager at the council.

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New Year, New Name
Source: BiP, 5th December 2003

Business Information Publications is changing its name. With effect from 12 January 2004, the company will be known as BiP Solutions. Why the change? Simply because, while BiP's paper products - Contrax Weekly, Contrax Weekly Ireland and Government Opportunities - remain an important part of the business, electronic services such as Tracker, Project, Select and Vault are increasingly at the forefront - and many more new and innovative services are on the way.

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Double Top
Source: BiP, 5th December 2003

BiP’s Government Opportunities magazine has re-affirmed its position as essential reading for the procurement community by scooping the prestigious Chairman’s Media Award at the Business Services Association’s annual dinner.

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Vault in pole position
Source: BiP, 5th December 2003

East Ayrshire Council’s Procurement Section is currently carrying out a pilot of BiP’s Vault system. Dummy tenders have been issued internally and externally in order to evaluate its functionality and appropriateness, and the pilot is due to be completed early in the New Year.

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aXcess and CW - helping deliver the Strategy
Source: BiP, 5th December 2003

Those involved in local government procurement will be well aware of the challenges laid down in the new National Procurement Strategy for Local Government, launched recently by Minister for Local Government Phil Hope.

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D-Stan and deliver
Source: BiP, 7th November 2003

More success for Business Information Publications (BiP) as it celebrates winning the contract to design, produce and distribute a quarterly publication, Standards In Defence News (SID News) on behalf of the MoD's Defence Standardization agency (DStan).

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BiP fighting crime, again
Source: BIP, 7 November 2003

The Home Office has extended BiP's contract to host and support its Crime Reduction website (www.crimereduction.gov.uk) for a further 12 months. The original contract was for a two-year term, but now BiP will maintain the site until September 2004.

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aXcess all areas
Source: BIP, 7 November 2003

BiP's new aXcess buyer profile service has made its debut.

aXcess links into BiP's Project e-notice service to deliver in real time all your contract announcements onto dedicated web pages within a buyer profile. The benefit of this is that there's no need to re-key text or involve a web designer, saving time and cost and improving the overall efficiency of your procurement operation.

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The law’s on your side
Source: BIP, 7 November 2003

Business Information Publications (BiP), Europe's leading independent provider of contract information and e-tendering services, and Masons Solicitors, one of the UK's leading law firms, are working together to deliver professional online public procurement legal support.

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Delta e-tendering suite – flying high
Source: BIP, 7 November 2003

The use of BiP's Delta e-tendering system continues to grow dramatically.

Already over 240 Invitations to Tender (ITTs) have been issued through the Vault element of the service and projections based on actual current usage show that this figure will grow four-fold within the next six months.

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BiP - Delivering even more
Source: BIP, 7 November 2003

As you are no doubt aware, BiP is the UK’s No.1 source of public sector contract announcements – now new independent research has confirmed that the company has not been resting on its laurels.

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PASA signs contract for BiP's e-tendering service
Source: BIP, 25 August 2003

NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA) has today announced the award of one of three prestigious electronic tendering system contracts to Business Information Publications (BIP), Europe’s leading provider of public sector contract information.

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BiP breaks £6m turnover and acquires Tendering Services Ireland Double success announced at BiP and 25% growth forecast 2003
Source: BIP, 30 July 2003

Glasgow based procurement expert Business Information Publications (BiP) has announced record 2002 figures breaking the £6 million barrier for the first time. The results statement also coincided with the news that BiP has acquired Tendering Services Ireland’s (TSI) portfolio of products and services for an undisclosed sum.

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DVLA launches new procurement portal - http://dvla.g2b.info
Source: BIP, 30 July 2003

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is launching a new procurement portal this month (July) allowing suppliers to view contract announcements online and register their details on a database.

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BiP helps UK become Europe leader
Source: BIP, 30 July 2003

Last January, we reported that BiP had become the world’s first eSender to use the new XML Document Type Definition (DTD) to produce contract information for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). Now, latest figures from the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities (OPOCE) show that BiP is helping to push the UK to the forefront of European e-commerce technology.

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BiP Launches Procurement Portal
Source: BIP, 7 July 2003

Business Information Publications has today (7 July) launched a one-stop-shop for procurement-related information.

The Government Opportunities Public Procurement Portal provides parties from both the public and private sectors with a range of free, dedicated resources designed to make public sector contracting even easier.

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SMEs advised on selling to government
Source: BIP, 20 June 2003

The London Contracts and Supplies Group (LCSG), a purchasing consortium which represents 32 London local authorities, has urged SMEs to consider registering on Select, a supplier information database, in order to win vital contracts from government.

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e-Tendering a success at Tameside Council
Source: BIP, 18 June 2003

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council has now concluded its successful 18-month pilot of the Delta e-tendering suite. The pilot was aimed at introducing e-tendering into the council’s procurement process, in line with the Government’s 2005 e-agenda, in order to reduce administration costs and burdens for both buyers and suppliers.

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GO Lunch and Awards 2003
Source: BIP, 20 May 2003

At the recent annual Government Opportunities (GO) Lunch on 7 May, Dave Smith, Commercial Director of the Department for Work and Pensions, introduced the inaugural GO Awards for Excellence in Public Procurement 2003.

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BiP Launches e-Auction System
Source: BIP, 14 May 2003

Business Information Publications (BiP) is seeking six leading edge public sector organisations to participate in the launch of a groundbreaking new e-auction service which allows suppliers to bid for contracts online in real time.

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In a Class of their Own!
Source: BIP, 7 May 2003

BiP is delighted to announce that the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) is set to be the latest organisation to sign up to its DELTA Suite of e-tendering services.

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Getting Better all the Time – BiP Launches PrOJECt Version 4
Source: BIP, 24 March 2003

Business Information Publications (BiP) is pleased to announce that their online contract notice creation system, PrOJECt, has just got even better.

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BiP Research Identifies New Contract Announcement Trends
Source: BIP, 10 March 2003

BiP have carried out new research into UK public sector contract announcements issued during 2002, and found interesting comparative trends.

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BiP Increases its Lead - Up to 67% More Contract Announcements
Source: BIP, 26 February 2003

New independent research proves that Business Information Publications’ contract information service, Contrax Weekly, publishes UP TO 67% more UK public sector contract announcements than the Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEC).

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Newsflash: Your Chance to Visit the New BiP Newsroom
Source: BIP, 17 February 2003

Business Information Publications Ltd (BiP) have just launched their new-look Online Newsroom, which means that accessing news about important public sector issues has never been easier!

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PrOJECt Welcomes its 800th Licensed User
Source: BIP, 13 February 2003

IN JANUARY Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council registered PrOJECt Online’s 800th licensed user.The undoubted key to PrOJECt’s enormous success is ease of use and ability to create the exact nature and procedure type (e.g. services, restricted) of contract, removing the need for those issuing notices to plough
through the standard multi-form. PrOJECt users also benefit from having a joined-up approach.


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E-Procurement: Inviting Tenders Just Got Faster!!
Source: BIP, 13 February 2003

FOLLOWING LAST MONTH’S news that BiP had become the first e-Sender in the production of OJEC contract information,

Karen Bowman, Procurement Director at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the upgraded PrOJECt system: “We (University of Edinburgh) issued two adverts and got two responses within 3 hours! “ One of the complaints about the procurement process is that doing the right thing takes time. The University of Edinburgh Procurement Office uses PrOJECt, a web-based tool for issuing adverts for major tenders into the Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEC alerts suppliers across the EU to opportunities over £150k) and for local tenders (over £25k) to appear in various publications, via BiP Ltd.

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Being Commercially Aware... the MoD Guide the Way with Help from BiP
Source: BIP, 13 February 2003

A BRAND-NEW, BiP-produced Commercial Awareness Guide, which could be a vital read for anybody working in public procurement, is the latest addition to the Buyer Side of the newly developed MoD Procurement Portal. Speaking about this user-friendly guide – now found within the Policies area of the site

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Announcing the Government Opportunities Public Procurement Excellence Awards 2003
Source: BIP, 31st January 2003

Government Opportunities Magazine is delighted to announce its inaugural annual Award for Public Procurement Excellence. This Award will be open to all who work in the world of public procurement, whether in education, health, defence, Central or Local Government.

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Business Information Publications Becomes World’s First e-Sender to use new Gateway
Source: BIP, 9th January 2003

Glasgow-based company Business Information Publications (BiP) has fought off competition to become the first “OJS e-Sender” to use the new XML Document Type Definition (DTD) to produce contract information for publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEC).

On 23rd December 2002, BiP became the first OJS e-Sender in Europe to move into production, with the brand new XML gateway using their PrOJECt Online e-notice service.

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Government Opportunities Magazine To Sponsor Scottish Executive Conference
Source: BIP, December 2002

Government Opportunities magazine, the award-winning flagship colour publication from Business Information Publications Ltd (BiP), is delighted to be announced as the official media sponsor of next year’s highly prestigious Scottish Executive Conference. This event, entitled Transforming Scotland II – from Theory to Practice, is to be held on 3 February 2003 at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow.

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BiP to Build Ideas Exchange
Source: BIP, December 2002

BiP HAS BEEN awarded an Internet services contract by the Home Office’s Crime Reduction College to develop, host and support an Ideas Exchange for the crime reduction community in the UK.

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CBC to Launch New Website at Annual Conference 2003
Source: BIP, December 2002

THE CENTRAL Buying Consortium (CBC), Britain’s largest local authority purchasing consortium, have just announced that they will be launching their new website at their forthcoming Annual Conference, which is being held at One Great George Street, Westminster, London on 13 March 2003.

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Government Opportunities Magazine Voted Top of its Class by BSA
Source: BIP, December 2002

Government Opportunities Magazine Voted Top of its Class by BSA

Government Opportunities, the flagship colour magazine focused on public procurement published by Business Information Publications Ltd (BiP), has received the highly prestigious Chairman’s Award for “best magazine with a focus on procurement” from the Business Services Association (BSA), fighting off competition from rival publications to win this title.

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SOPO Presents Overall Winner’s Award to Northumberland
Source: BIP, December 2002

At the Society of Procurement Officers in Local Government (SOPO) Dinner and Annual Conference, hosted by Business Information Publications (BiP) on 5-6 November at the Bernard Shaw Park Plaza Hotel in London, Paul Steele, Chairman of PMMS Consulting Group, presented SOPO’s inaugural award for “outstanding achievement in procurement”.