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What is a government procurement framework?

A framework, often referred to as a framework agreement is a selection of pre-qualified suppliers where the buyer selects suppliers and sets out terms and prices for a period in advance. The length of the framework can…

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How is a DPS different to a framework?

CCS in the last few years have announced a few new Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) to come to market. Suppliers saw a DPS arrive for the procurement of RPA, AI and machine learning tech, as well as Gigabit Capable…

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Procurement Essentials

Seven public sector news sources we love

Often suppliers underestimate the importance of staying abreast with public sector news. Particularly when it comes to SME’s who are often time poor. Reading the news just falls by the wayside and it really shouldn’t.…

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