Category: Procurement
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Procurement bureau integrates database with FIRS, CAC, other agencies
[ad_1] The Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) says it has upgraded its processes and operations by integrating its contractors’ national database with that of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and other government agencies. The Director-General of the bureau, Mamman Ahmadu, said this was aimed at fighting corruption by eliminating the…
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Social Procurement’s Value Recognised by Business Community
[ad_1] Changing consumer expectations are making businesses more aware of social procurement’s value delivering a positive social impact, says the woman tasked with growing New Zealand’s burgeoning social enterprise sector. Louise Aitken is CEO of the Ākina Foundation, the principal intermediary for social enterprise in New Zealand. She spoke to Pro Bono News following…
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MOD Halts Frigate Procurement – Lack of Compliant Bids Or Lack of Cash?
[ad_1] Another one of the announcements made just before the UK parliament went into summer recess was around a major Ministry of Defence procurement for Royal Navy Type 31e frigates. The procurement was halted, with the MOD claiming that there were “insufficient complaint bids for an effective and robust competition”. Some industry websites disputed that…