All Procurement articles
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OpinionAddressing the problems of public procurement
A newly published government green paper has the potential to profoundly impact UK architectural practice, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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NewsProcurement problems could be fixed with new UK portal, RCKa director says
New UK portal for public procurement announced last week
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NewsArchitects readied for £1.5bn government consultancy framework
Market engagement sessions to start next month
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NewsCoronavirus forces City of London to extend deadline for architects' framework
Bidders get extra three weeks to send in documents
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NewsArchitects accuse BFI of opaqueness over procurement
Film institute insists design and transparency are key to £130m South Bank plans
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NewsArchitect forces university to drop £1m turnover demand
£3.8m refurb of Maguire Murray student union now open to smaller practices
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NewsAnger as zero-fee design contest scrapped
Devon council admits ‘more clarity was required’ in original brief
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NewsMega framework could damage economy, warn architects
Places for People criticised by procurement reformers
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NewsPlans to open up public work to small businesses welcomed by RIBA
Members of the RIBA’s procurement reform group acknowledge Cabinet Office plans as positive step in wider reform
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NewsEU poised to approve radical overhaul of public procurement
Thresholds to rise and turnover requirements to be capped
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NewsPQQs should be limited to one per client every year, says FMB
Federation of Master Builders calls for range of measures to open up public contracts to small businesses
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NewsArchitects' fury after Islington cancels framework
Fresh questions raised over public sector procurement
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NewsPQQ insurance demand sparks fury
Manchester bid’s £15m cover requirement seen as ‘far too onerous’
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NewsArchitects find Ojeu 'too much effort'
62% say the process discriminates against small practices, according to BD procurement survey
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NewsThe BD procurement survey
Take part in our architecture procurement survey and win iTunes or London Graphics vouchers worth £50
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Opinion
Procurement has to change totally
The issue on procurement (News April 5) is really very simple. The more complex the process, the larger the organisation and the more removed the client is from the purchasing — the more expensive it gets.
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OpinionRIBA is taking too long to spell out the need to change
Months spent consulting industry bodies for the report on procurement reform are a waste of everybody’s time