Procurement is rarely the most glamorous part of government, but it is one of the most consequential. The state is the UK’s largest buyer, and the sums involved are enormous: the House of Commons Library says public sector procurement accounted for about a third of…
Public procurement in the UK is increasingly being treated as more than an administrative function. It is now being framed as a lever for improving competition, widening access for smaller firms, and using the state’s purchasing power more deliberately to support innovation and better public…
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At TD SYNNEX’s recent Inspire conference, North America president Reyna Thompson shared the stage with an unexpected co-presenter: Nylo, a 152-pound robot standing 5ft 7in tall. The pairing was more than a theatrical flourish. It captured the company’s argument that distribution must move beyond simply supplying products and services, and…
PSTrax has announced a partnership with Bound Tree Medical that it says will give emergency medical services agencies a more streamlined way to manage supplies, purchasing and inventory oversight across vehicles, stations and operational units. The Denver-based software company, which provides an operations management platform…
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Procurement teams that still talk about software “renewals” are, in effect, assuming the answer before the question has even been asked. That was the central argument made by Michael Shields in a recent OnlyCFO essay, which reflects a wider shift in finance and procurement as artificial intelligence compresses decision cycles…
Supply Nation has unveiled a new report aimed at moving Indigenous procurement beyond transactional buying towards longer-term commercial relationships that deliver wider economic and community benefit. The report, Pathways to Partnership, is intended for Supply Nation’s verified Indigenous businesses, together with corporate, government and not-for-profit…
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View AllFourKites has unveiled a new commercial model it is calling Outcome-as-a-Service for Supply Chain, positioning its software around specific business results rather than the features of individual tools. The Chicago-based company said the shift reflects a broader change in enterprise technology, as businesses increasingly judge suppliers on whether they can…
American Express Global Business Travel has unveiled Hotel Lobby, an agentic artificial intelligence capability designed to speed up hotel sourcing and keep travel programmes under review throughout the year rather than only at renewal points. The company says the new tool sits within its hotel…

