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North Macedonia Joins WTO Government Procurement Act


on June 13, 2023

The Government Procurement Agreement 2012 (GPA), under the World Trade Organisation (WTO), aims to establish fair, open, and transparent competition in government procurement markets worldwide, which ...

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June 07, 2023 • 1 min read
UK Procurement Bill Amendments For National Security

We've been following the the UK Government's proposed new Procurement Bill as it has made its way through the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Yesterday, the Government announced new amendments tabled, with the objective of strengthening national security. The amendments include the ...

Government, Procurement
June 06, 2023 • 2 min read
Net Zero Needs Further Action, Says NAO

A new National Audit Office (NAO) report highlights that further action is needed by the UK Government to strengthen governance and delivery mechanisms, if it is to secure value for money for its £4.2bn of innovation spending in pursuit of net zero.

Government, Procurement, Carbon Emissions, Government tender list, Net Zero
June 01, 2023 • 2 min read
Critical Audit on Australia's Frigate Procurement

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has recently released its findings into a review of the Department of Defence (Defence) 2018 procurement of Hunter class frigates. The acquisition of nine frigates was a key part of the Australian Government’s planned expenditure on naval shipbuilding and ...

Government, Procurement
May 30, 2023 • 1 min read
Space To Innovate- New UK Gov Opportunity

The UK Government's, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) Space Systems Programme has announced it is seeking proposals to aid UK Defence and Security in developing future space science and technologies.

Government, Procurement, popular, Tenders
May 25, 2023 • 1 min read
EU Commission Move To Electronic Procurement

The European Commissions Directorate Generate for Informatics (DIGIT), has launched a new dynamic purchasing system for software licences and associated services (SIDE III DPS). This new system is part of the Commission's efforts to modernise IT and procurement and streamline procedures, reduce ...

Procurement, Govtech
May 23, 2023 • 1 min read
Biosecure Procurement Trial

The UK Government yesterday announced new measures for domestic tree seed production and biosecurity procurement requirements.

Procurement, popular
May 18, 2023 • 3 min read
New Industry Body White Paper Review of Covid Procurement

Since early on in the pandemic, there has been significant focus on the procurement of Covid related PPE, due to unprecedented nature of the procurement needs, and the processes and results that followed. To assist with transparency, here at Spend Network, we worked with They Buy For You to analyse ...

Procurement, Covid-19, popular
May 11, 2023 • 1 min read
EU Council Joint Procurement Under European Peace Facility

The European Union Council has adopted an assistance measure worth €1 billion under the European Peace Facility (EPF) that will further contribute to strengthening the capabilities of Ukraine to defend its independence against Russian military aggression.

Government, Procurement