Procurement

News

3 Sep 2008	Carillion signs to MoD procurement charter Carillion has signed up to the Ministry of Defence’s sustainable procurement charter.
2 Sep 2008	New courier services framework A new government procurement framework will provide easier access to courier services for public sector organisations.
26 Aug 2008	New deal saves public sector print costs OGCbuying.solutions has signed a deal with Hewlett Packard that will save public sector buyers up to 50 per cent on printing devices.
9 Jul 2008	Life cycle costing standard launched A new international standard for life cycle costing, which is set to have a major impact on future PFI and PPP projects, has been adopted in the UK.
4 Jul 2008	ODA launches security plans New measures to increase the security of the Olympic Park were announced today, as the Olympic Delivery Authority seeks to procure security guarding and access control systems providers.

Articles

9 Sep 2005

The gateway to success?
The pressure is relentless for FMs within the public sector, at both central government and local authority level, to make savings. This pressure comes directly from Gordon Brown who is looking for £21.5 billion of efficiency savings by 2007-8.

Events

26 Nov 2008	Customer Focused FM (Code 811CUST-X)
2 Dec 2008	The Tender Process & Specification (Code 812CSP)
2 - 4 Dec 2008	Understanding FM Foundation course (Code 812UFMF)
3 Dec 2008	Contract Management (Code 812QMTM)
4 Dec 2008	Negotiating to Win (Code 812FWN)

Documents

	Type Date	Title
	Event information May-08	The Tender Trap BIFM London Region - The tender trap? Procurement & e-procurement debate
	Supplements Jun-07	Public Sector Procurement FM World public sector procurement supplement
	Presentations and Papers Feb-07	Understanding the deregulated postal market Andrew gives a presentation and explanation about the changes in the UK postal market, and why FMs should now be looking at making significant savings, with little investment. Cases studies listed separately.
	Presentations and Papers Feb-07	Case studies - Alternatives to Royal Mail Examples of how organisations have benefitted from the recent deregulation of the postal market in the UK
	Guides & Briefings Oct-06	FM Procurement Abstract Guide 2006 The object of this guide is to show how to obtain best value in the procurement of FM services in a professional and compliant manner. This should achieve efficient, economic and effective procurement of FM services, cost savings etc.