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BiP and NQ Consulting create new alliance to
support the Sustainability Agenda
Source: BiP,
7 November 2007
BiP Solutions Ltd and NQ Consulting Ltd are pleased to announce
a new strategic alliance between the companies in order to
deliver Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and supplier
accreditation services as a joined-up service to practically
address the sustainability agenda within the supply base.
Sustainable development is an increasingly important concern
for the public sector. The promotion of economic development
which minimises environmental impacts while maximising associated
social benefits is an aspiration that becomes a public responsibility
when taxpayers' money is involved.
NQ Consulting is an independent consultancy with extensive
experience in supporting a wide variety of public sector bodies
across England, Scotland and Wales. Using their years of experience
in public sector procurement, NQ has developed a unique supplier
assessment tool called CAESER.
CAESER enables buying organisations to assess the awareness
and actions of their suppliers towards fulfilling
their CSR obligations and so contribute to achieving
wider sustainable development goals.
BiP Solutions is one of Europe’s leading providers
of public sector procurement solutions. More than 500 UK government
organisations use BiP Solutions’ services to create
and manage their contract information.
BiP’s Select national pre-qualification and accreditation
service, endorsed by the Society of Procurement Officers in
Local Government (SOPO), offers a simple and structured approach
to pre-qualification, delivering better value for money to
both buyers and suppliers, and is open to all. By public authorities
adopting BiP’s Select Accredit supplier vetting service,
via supplier assessment across common criteria, authorities
can gain significant additional benefits.
BiP Solutions and NQ Consulting believe that the strong synergies
between their client bases and services can deliver exceptional
benefits to both the businesses and their clients. The strategic
alliance announced today will allow each company to offer
their clients better value for money.
Public authorities using BiP’s Select national supplier
prequalification and accreditation service will in future
also be able to assess the CSR capabilities of their supply
base using the CAESER tool developed by NQ Consulting. This
further assists public sector organisations in better understanding
the capabilities of their supply base. In future public authorities
using CAESER will also be able to access Select registered
suppliers.
Ron Burges, CEO of BiP Solutions, said: “The strategic
alliance between BiP and NQ Consulting builds further on previous
cooperation agreements BiP has established to ensure that
the Select service maintains its position as the premier national
prequalification and accreditation service. We are working
with NQ Consulting Ltd to ensure that the CAESER and Select
systems integrate seamlessly and are confident that this alliance
provides significant added value to our clients.”
John McClelland CBE, Chairman of NQ Consulting Ltd, said:
“We are delighted to be able to formalise our relationship
with BiP Solutions in this way. We have supported BiP and
SOPO events for many years. This alliance will enable us to
provide an even wider range of services to our clients in
the future.”
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