19 September 2013
Making public sector procurement more accessible to SMEs -New Consultation Document
Making public sector procurement more accessible to SMEs -New Consultation Document
In May this year the Prime Minister's advisor on enterprise and small business, Lord Young of Graffham, recommended developing a set of "single market" principles to be applied by all public bodies in their procurement - to view Click here
The government has today published a Consultation Document entitled Making public sector procurement more accessible to SMEs setting out the single market principles which suppliers should expect when doing business with the public sector. These principles would seek to simplify and standardise the advertising, bidding and payment of public contracts, and should remove the complexity, cost and inconsistency when trying to sell to more than one public sector body. They would apply to businesses as direct contractors with government and as sub-contractors or partners in a procurement supply chain.
To view the consultation document: Click Here
The consultation closes on 16 October
Pay Review Data, Wage Benchmarking and Cost of Living – FEB 2024 UPDATE
14 February 2024
We have collated data from multiple sources that should be useful for BPIF members that are approaching internal pay reviews, and/or are having a closer look at their pay and benefits structure. The datafile, first published in February 2023, has been updated with the latest available data - and additional content on factors exerting pressure on pay settlements in 2024.
Slight recovery of output and orders falls short of expectations in Q4 - confidence concerns mount in 2024
22 February 2024
Performance in the UK's printing and printed packaging industry did improve in Q4, as far as output and orders are concerned. However, it didn't come close to what would historically be considered the seasonal norm, nor quite match the subdued expectations for Q4.
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