European supply chains are built on movement, handovers and compromise. A single consignment can leave a plant in one country, cross several borders by road, pass through different carriers and customs processes, and reach its destination only after a sequence of transfers that each introduce…
Wales’ public procurement system should be seen less as a routine administrative function and more as a powerful economic instrument, according to the Welsh Local Government Association, which says the country’s £11 billion-a-year purchasing activity could be used far more deliberately to support local growth.…
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UniPro Foodservice has unveiled Partners Plus Solutions, a new partnership platform aimed at indirect spend and technology suppliers as the cooperative seeks to deepen ties with vendors that want more than a conventional sales relationship. The programme is due to begin in 2027 and is being positioned as a more…
Public procurement could become one of the most effective tools for easing construction’s skills crisis if it is used not just to buy capacity for the next contract, but to help shape the workforce that will deliver work for years to come. That is the…
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London Fire Brigade has moved its finance and procurement operations on to a new public cloud platform in a step it says will sharpen control over spending, simplify purchasing and give operational staff faster access to equipment. The overhaul, delivered with SAP and the consultancy excelerated, is designed to support…
Portugal raises procurement thresholds as new code shifts focus from paperwork to accountability
Portugal’s public procurement rules entered a new phase on 1 October, when the latest overhaul of the Public Contracts Code took effect under Decree-Law No. 177/2026, published on 4 September. The government has presented the reform as the most significant change to the regime since…
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View AllStreamlining vendor onboarding has become a practical necessity rather than an administrative nice-to-have. In organisations where suppliers are essential to cash flow, compliance and service delivery, the way a new vendor is brought into the business can determine how quickly value is realised and how much risk is introduced along…
SAP has completed its acquisition of Reltio, bringing the master data management specialist into the fold at a time when enterprise software vendors are racing to make corporate information usable for agentic AI. In a statement marking the close of the deal, Reltio said it…

