Entrepreneurs required
29 August 2012
Public bodies should take a leaf out of the private sector’s book on
e-procurement if they are to meet demanding savings targets, argues Peter Robbins
e-procurement if they are to meet demanding savings targets, argues Peter Robbins
Procurement won itself an audience at the highest levels of government last year with Sir Peter Gershon’s efficiency review, followed by Gordon Brown’s demand that the entire public sector saves £2 billion on its total procurement spend by April 2006.
Big figures, big demands and a big window of opportunity. For example, take local councils, which spend £25...