Government Procurement

WRITTEN ON Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006 BY Bob from Oz AND STORED IN Government Procurement

Our Customs Agency decided some years ago to develop a new inwards freight clearance system. Despite the fact that every trading country in the world probably has one of these, did they do initial research to identify best of breed? No they didn’t! Did they assemble a short list of suppliers who may have had […]


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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006 BY William Heath AND STORED IN Government Procurement

Yesterday I finally heard one tale of woe too many about government procurement and how it can lead to outcomes that are less than ideal. So in the small hours I sent out the following email: One or two people have now wound me up to breaking point with their frustrations about government procurement processes. […]


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