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Executive Compass has been supporting Northumbrian Water with various tender submissions. Last week, we delivered a bespoke training workshop to a team of key staff members involved in the bidding process from two of ...

Our recent article for NE Times focused on how investing in social projects may not only enable you to sleep better at night but could also increase your chances…

This week the House of Commons has voted in support of Heathrow’s third runway and expansion plan, which will cost over £14bn to build. The next step is to apply for development consent for the project, following w...

The Federation of Small Businesses recently found that nine out of ten public sector suppliers have been paid late and is calling for urgent action to address late payments to small businesses that have won government...

During Mental Health Awareness Week 2018 (14–20 May 2018) we thought it fitting to write a piece about how to manage the stress of bids and bid writing.

Executive Compass attended a procurement exhibition this week (Procurex North) and one topic that was highlighted across the board was social value: specifically, what is being done by commissioners and many local aut...

The Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud 10 framework is currently out to tender, inviting suitable suppliers to bid for a place on the framework.

British firm De La Rue was undercut by Gemalto for the contract to print the new post-Brexit British passports. Since losing the contract, shares in De La Rue have dropped by 6%.

Thousands of KFC customers took to social media platforms last week to express their shock and dismay upon finding that KFC was unable to deliver their signature chicken products. #KFCcrisis began trending on Twitter ...

With the deadline almost upon us and thousands of organisations still to transfer over to the new ISO 9001:2015 standard, we look at the most common issues companies have been facing when it comes to getting their QMS...

What is HS2? High Speed 2 (HS2) is a planned high-speed railway service line currently in development. The line takes the form of a ‘Y’, with London at the bottom…

Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, has recently announced his intention to reopen some of the train routes that were removed during the Beeching cuts in the 1960s, severing links between many towns and villages....