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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. 

Contract Management Made Easy

We have teamed up with Principal PASS Consultant Eddie Regan to discuss contract management, asking him key questions about the process. Learn more about contract management below.   What is Contract Management? Contract management is the process of creating, executing and analysing tenders to maximise their performance while reducing financial risk.

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The Ultimate Guide to Tender Management

What is tender management? Tender Management is the process of planning, selecting and publishing bids efficiently, keeping a clear audit trail that can be used to determine best practice for future contracts. If your organisation is planning on implementing a tender management solution into its procurement strategy, read our top tips

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Regulation 22 – Prepare with Delta Lite

The Regulation 22 deadline of 18 October is fast approaching. After Thursday, the law is changing around communication with regards to public contracts. Moving forward, all public sector organisations should be using an electronic procurement solution when communicating and exchanging information during the tender processes (for contracts above EU thresholds).

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How Electronic Procurement Fulfils Regulation 22

After 18 October the law changed around communication with regards to public contracts. From 18 October 2018, under Regulation 22 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, all public sector organisations must, by law,  make sure that communication and information exchange for above-threshold procurement is carried out using electronic means of

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Cost-effectiveness hailed as the biggest benefit of eProcurement

The latest iGov Survey, The Impact of Procurement in Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities 2018 reveals that 89% of healthcare professionals view “cost-effectiveness as the biggest benefit of an eSourcing platform.” Other benefits highlighted included optimised supply chains via enhanced supplier engagement, and facilitating secure collaboration across multiple teams and departments.

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How the procurement process could change after Brexit

The government has released new guidelines for contracting authorities and eSenders to follow if there is a “no deal” Brexit outcome. The document states that “Contracting authorities and entities would need to ensure their contract notices are published on the UK e-notification service rather than OJEU/TED.”   What is the current

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How to become a better organisation with eProcurement software

This year it was found that public sector workers account for 39% of 2.1bn hours of national unpaid overtime, even though they account for only 25% of all employees. To tackle this, public sector organisations should be doing everything they can to become more efficient – starting with procurement. Find

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Coming soon: Delta eSourcing 9.5 Release

Delta 9.5 Update At Delta we continually talk to our customers to find out what areas of our eSourcing platform you love the most, and (more importantly) what areas you feel could be working better for you. Our aim is to deliver the most intuitive, easy-to-use system to give you

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What is eProcurement? The implications of Regulation 22 for the Public Sector

After 18 October the law changed around communication with regards to public contracts. All public sector organisations must now, by law, make sure all communication and information exchanged in tender processes (for contracts above EU thresholds) is carried out electronically, including the submission of tenders. This change in regulation aims to

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How to Perfect your Contract Management Plan

Contract management has changed, and having a better contact management plan in place means that your procurement team will be able to better manage risk and deliver more value to your organisation. Not only do modern contract management platforms drive greater visibility, they benefit buyers and suppliers in terms of

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