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Market Update – November in Review

Since the COVID-19 crisis began, we have harnessed Tracker’s powerful database, business intelligence and data analysis services to do what BiP has done for the last 36 years – bring buyers and suppliers together. At the height of the crisis,

Brexit Update: September 2019

    Brexit has dominated the news over the past three years, and this shows no signs of abating. The current deadline for the UK to exit the European Union (EU) is 31 October, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson has

Spring Statement 2019

  The Chancellor has today delivered his Spring Statement. Against the background of continued uncertainty around the UK’s departure from the EU, what will probably be seen as the main message of the Statement is that the Chancellor’s so-called ‘war

EU Referendum: Business Finance Implications

  Rely on facts not feelings   With just two weeks until the EU Referendum vote have you considered how it will affect the money you make? Both SMEs and large corporations need business finance to grow and employ new

Expanding Healthcare Supply Chains: P4H

Pushing on with its efficiency drive, the UK NHS is streamlining its healthcare procurement, while trying to maintain quality of care and SME engagement. Discussing the scope and possible solutions to this challenge, NHS London Procurement Partnership (LPP) Workstream Lead

Referendum Reflection for British Business: Professor Bovis

  With Britain facing a European referendum on 23 June many questions remain about the implications of Brexit for the UK supply chain. Here BiP Solutions reporter Julie Shennan hears from European Procurement law expert Professor Christopher Bovis on the

FSB Scotland: Government must do more to help small businesses

  UK Government data from the last financial year shows that, despite affirmative action, small businesses only supplied 27.1% of central government contracts by value (£12.1bn). Here, FSB Scotland spokesman Stuart Mackinnon tells BiP Solutions journalist Julie Shennan how this