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It has been reported that 18 large firms have been suspended today from the Prompt Payment Code, for failing to pay suppliers on time.

Public bodies have a duty to consider the impact on local communities when procuring goods and services. Broadly speaking, their aim is to allocate finite funds and resources in a way that maximises the benefit to peo...

The success of our graduate training programme attracted attention in the press last month. We take a further look at our graduate training programme and how it is contributing to the success of the company as we cele...

Recently in the press there has been plenty of controversy over the Department for Transport’s decision to award DFDS, Brittany Ferries and Seaborne Freight three ferry contracts to provide additional shipping capac...

The Government have released official guidance around publishing and accessing OJEU contract notices in the event of a no-deal Brexit – this information would be published on a new UK e-notification service instead ...

2019 is off to a good start as we are celebrating our ten-year anniversary. We have been featured in NE Times to mark our tenth year in business, to discuss how far the business has come, and our stand-out projects an...

It has been a busy year in the Executive Compass office. It's one year on since we relocated to a larger office space to deal with expansion and new services, and we reflect on the past year and provide a summary of w...

This week Fusion21 have announced the new £800m construction works and improvements framework, designed to cover capital works for a range of different sectors, including housing, education and healthcare.

The 1st of December is nearly here, which means it will officially be the run-up to Christmas and the festive period. We look at Executive Compass’s plans and how procurement cycles look around the Christmas break. ...

Crown Commercial Services (CCS) have established a new health sector resourcing framework, due to go out to tender mid November 2018. We discuss the outline of the framework, how the lots are structured and what you c...

Phase 2 of the FM marketplace is now live, and Crown Commercial Services are looking for over 100 suppliers to join the framework, with an estimated value of £11.4 billion. We provide an explanation of the framework,...

It has been a particularly busy summer for contract notices, prior information notices (PINs), tender submissions and contract awards, with no signs of slowing down! It is important to know your current market and pip...