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The expansion of Heathrow Airport and the creation of the third runway were given Government approval earlier this week, a move which is set to create 77,000 additional local jobs and up to £61 billion of economic be...

Many parts of the UK economy have experienced a post-Brexit slowdown, with consumers and companies experiencing a level of uncertainty. However, interestingly enough, there has been a high value…

The UK construction industry has recently experienced the sharpest downturn since 2009, with the second quarter of 2016 showing slowed market growth and low business confidence according to the Markit/CIPS purchasing ...

Following the recent decision for Britain to leave the European Union, there has been uncertainty in the UK economy and procedures are now required for the UK to commence its withdrawal, which can take up to two years...

Procuring for Good, a new report published by Social Enterprise UK, has researched how councils in England consider social value. The study sent freedom of information requests to local authorities across the country ...

The Department of Health guidance has confirmed that the social care sector will not receive the funding required to relieve the pressures the sector is currently facing.

It has been revealed that corruption in the EU costs nearly £4bn each year, according to new research by RAND Europe.

The use and demonstration of ethical supply chain and employment practices is an important consideration for the modern business, providing evidence that it is being run in a fair manner.

As of today, 1 April 2016, the current minimum wage will increase from £6.70ph to a new national living wage of £7.20ph for over-25s.

It is well known that over the past few years EU procurement directives have focused on transparency, fairness and encouraging SMEs to bid for public sector contracts.

While an upturn in the UK’s construction sector is always good to see, the future of any growth is tempered by whether there are enough skilled workers to deliver…

The European Single Procurement Document Service (ESPD) is being introduced later this month as a self-declaration document for bidders in an attempt to reduce the amount of documentation involved in a bid.