Browsing: Procurement Mandate

Tariff volatility is forcing companies to rethink sourcing in ways that go well beyond comparing supplier list prices. Across procurement…

Artificial intelligence is moving supplier management away from firefighting and towards foresight, and the appeal is clear: procurement teams are…

Uncertainty over government policy and a volatile economic backdrop are making it harder for councils in England to move regeneration,…

Bazooka Candy Brands has overhauled the way it works with suppliers after tariff-driven cost increases and softer demand for sweets…

A global survey by NEC Contracts suggests that, despite widespread agreement that trust is essential to project performance, many professionals…

Supply chain innovation has a habit of creating far more value than the buyer can see. That mismatch is at…

UK companies are struggling to keep pace with supply-chain compliance demands, according to Oritain’s 2026 Global Supply Chain Intelligence Report,…

The King’s Speech has pushed late payment back to the centre of the corporate agenda, but the real question is…

Rail operators often discover too late that the cheapest bid at tender stage is not the cheapest network over its…

Spendflo has unveiled Flo AI, an autonomous procurement system aimed at mid-market companies that want to automate buying, contract handling…

Asda’s forecourt strategy is offering a clear lesson for the wider convenience sector: when a service line is both customer-facing…

Contact centre technology buying has become far more complicated than it once was. As customer expectations rise and operating models…

Procurement leaders are increasingly being told to embrace artificial intelligence, even when their underlying data is far from pristine. That…

Procurement is often treated as a gatekeeping exercise, but in media, marketing and communications it is more than that: it…

Pagabo has opened bidding for a new developer-led procurement framework worth up to £26bn, widening a route that has become…