Delta’s blog covers the latest procurement news, regulatory insights, sector-specific guidance, and platform updates.
Topics include the Procurement Act 2023 (now in effect), eSourcing best practices, and thought leadership from across the procurement profession.
LGBT equality is under attack. ILGA-Europe provides annual rankings of LGBT equal rights amongst 49 European countries. In 2022, it ranked the United Kingdom in 14th place. That’s down from 10th place in 2021, the biggest fall of any country. Employers and the government must take steps to help LGBT people.
Diversity has long been a hot topic concerning employer brand and workplace satisfaction. Couple this with the fact that young consumers are placing increasing importance on social causes. It’s no wonder many brands are diversifying their customer-facing teams. Yet, the conversation about diversity doesn’t end in the workplace. Instead, diversity
The UK currently ranks 11th in the world for corruption within the public sector. This number may worry you, but the government is making leaps to focus on social values and ethical conduct. There are many obvious differences between the public and private sectors, but what about their ethical standards? Integrity, ethics,
In the UK alone, expenditure on procurement costs throughout the country totalled £357billion in 2020-21. All organisations need to procure goods and services to meet their demand, but these costs can quickly add up. CFOs across industries and sectors are seeking new ways to control these procurement costs. We’ve written this extensive list
In the latest round of updates to procurement and social value, it’s become apparent that the government want to send a clear message to procurement teams within the public sector. It is no longer acceptable to just make decisions based on choosing the cheapest option. Instead, social value needs to
Did you know that the UK spends £290 billion on public procurement every year? The government is focusing on overhauling the previously outdated public sector procurement regime and so, they are looking to create more opportunities for innovative companies on their way. It may seem odd to think that something
The pandemic proved catastrophic events beyond logistics and supply chain management control. Last year, for example, many businesses helplessly watched as losses mounted from a $400 million hourly hit to the global economy. Likewise, no one could have predicted the impact of the grounded Ever Given in the Suez Canal. Yet too
Here, we take a look at Global Supply Chain Management in 2022. The sheer scope of public sector organisations’ requirements means many rely on what is known as a global supply chain – this involves buyers across the world procuring both goods and services from suppliers in destinations throughout the
2021 is here. There are many cyber security and procurement predictions for the new year. Some of the prediction trends are not new or revolutionary, but they are important to recognise, acknowledge, and perhaps even utilise throughout the upcoming year. One thing we should not do is ignore them. Public
Procurement has suddenly become very interesting, in the run-up to the end of the Transition period on 31st December. Whether you are a buyer or a supplier, there has been a small flurry of information relating to public procurement as we head into 2021. Some of this means change in
We are pleased to confirm that our service has won a place on the NHS LPP framework. Delta eSourcing provides its public sector clients with assured confidentiality, integrity and availability and we look forward to this next chapter working with NHS LPP. NHS London Procurement Partnership (LPP) We are
Social value has been a legal requirement for any procurement exercise since 2012, but it remains an often vaguely understood term. Despite a Government review in 2015 which recommended that “[the] measurement of social value needs to be developed,” there is still little specific guidance as to what measures organisations
