Both the BiP Commercial Bid Team and Supply Chain Team have hit the ground running in the new year. With new announcements of wins in both the UK and the Caribbean during the month, the teams have continued to widen
Ahead of his Procurex North Live 2016 keynote speech on international procurement best practice, CEO of the International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM) Tim Cummins tells BiP Solutions reporter Julie Shennan how public sector buying is changing. The
Carter Review says hospitals must standardise procedures, be more transparent and work more closely with neighbouring NHS trusts. Implementing the recommendations will help end variations in quality of care and finances that cost the NHS billions, Lord Carter has advised Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt in his final report. His review found unwarranted variation in running […]
With the new year comes new challenges, and the Events team have been tackling them head-on. January saw the team launch the 2016 autumn/winter events season, while also finalising their spring events preparations. Opening BiP’s spring events season is Procurex
The Realising Dreams Foundation is pleased to announce it will sponsor the education of 11 pupils from The Charity English Medium School in Arusha, Tanzania. In addition to work in the UK to support individual children and young people with
A new oil and gas strategy calls for a transformed supply chain to drive efficiency, innovation and internationalisation to ensure a long and vibrant future for the sector. The Industry Leadership Group (ILG) – co-chaired by Scottish Government Business Minister Fergus Ewing and oil and gas specialist Melfort Campbell – has led the strategy refresh. […]
The Northern Powerhouse Minister, James Wharton challenged global financial services companies to tap in to the wealth of talent the region has to offer. He was speaking after attending an event in Leeds promoted by UK Trade & Investment, which has showcased the Yorkshire region as a Financial Centre of Excellence. The minister will attend […]
Business Minister Anna Soubry announced that Loughborough University has been awarded nearly £10 million of government funding to create a new open access National Centre of Excellence in Gas Turbine Combustion Aerodynamics. The centre will allow UK industry to access state-of-the-art facilities and will lead research and technology development in gas turbine combustion – a […]
Schools and social housing projects across Wales are set to benefit from an immediate £43m capital investment boost, Minister for Finance and Government Business Jane Hutt has announced. This investment will also provide a boost to employment in Wales supporting up to 800 jobs – including 300 in the design and build of new schools […]
The Government has worked with Openreach – BT’s local access network business – and the Home Builders Federation (HBF) on an agreement which aims to deliver superfast broadband connectivity to new build properties in the UK. The new deal will see fibre based broadband offered to all new developments either for free or as part […]
