Tender writing and business development are skills that we’ve been honing for over 15 years now. We love working with words, but effective visual communication is also a key ingredient, adding value to your brand and creating a competitive edge. For the past 10 years, we’ve worked with Pete and the team at Bro. Initially…
read moreCostain is pitching to lead the industry’s carbon efficiency drive by offering all new and repeat clients alternative low carbon options when bidding for work. The firm said that by 2023 every solution delivered for clients will propose at least one low carbon option. Costain set out its decarbonising service offer in a climate change action…
read moreMeg and Cal from the team at Earle Consulting, along with their mum Sarah, are taking part in the 10-mile charity walk ‘March for Veterans’, in Manchester on 14th March. Blind Veterans UK is a cause very close to their hearts and they have seen first-hand the difference they make to Veterans with sight issues.…
read moreProcurement body Fusion21 has unveiled the winning line-up of firms for its national Energy Efficiency Framework. Around 68 firms now hope to get a share of the £250m worth of orders expected through the framework over a four-year period. Just over 80% of the firms are rated SMEs. The framework is split into seven lots,…
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Construction of UK’s biggest road upgrade to finish ahead of schedule The country’s biggest road upgrade project is set to be completed six months ahead of schedule. The £1.5bn A14 scheme to improve journeys between the East of England and the Midlands was originally planned to open to traffic by the end of 2020. It…
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Information for public authorities, businesses and other organisations on the outcome for public procurement policy from 31 January 2020 The following EU Public Procurement Directives and UK Public Procurement Regulations will continue to apply during the transition period from 31 January 2020 until 31 December 2020. A package of Public Procurement Directives sets out the…
read moreFour of HS2’s biggest contractors are rolling out a common pre-qualification system for subcontractors in a bid to streamline the process and reduce costs. The new Common Assessment Standard will ensure that bidders looking for work with the four main civils consortia – Align, BBV, EK and SCS Railways – will go through identical pre-qualification…
read moreProcurement and supply management professionals have a unique and important view, and control over how to mitigate impact on supply chains and build stronger networks. As guardians and suppressors of panic within their own organisations they have a great opportunity to implement not just best practice but sustaining the future of their business. Throughout the…
read moreCivils contractors are calling on the Government to establish a ‘clearing house’ for frameworks to curb the proliferation of new agreements. Firms say a mushrooming of frameworks on a national, regional and local level, is needlessly increasing costs for contractors and ultimately the UK taxpayer. Even the Government is responsible for duplication with the planned…
read moreTwo of the country’s largest contractor trade bodies have launched the first phase of a plan to create a nationally recognised single prequalification system for construction. Build UK and the Civil Engineering Contractors Association believe they can save the industry up to £1bn by eradicating duplication and inefficiencies if fresh moves gain acceptance. The multitude…
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