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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. 

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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What are the benefits of the new Future Operating Model?

  Delta eSourcing attended the P4H England event last month and learned a lot about the new operating model for NHS Supply Chain. Chris Holmes, NHS Supply Chain Director, spoke in depth about the benefits of the new Future Operating Model during his session at the event’s Keynote arena.  

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The education sector understands the benefits of collaborative procurement

Procurement within the education sector is experiencing a time of change. In what the media are calling a “funding catastrophe”, educational organisations are moving away from transactional buying and are creating long-term buying strategies.   Collaboration within the Education sector A recent study by the Department for Education of 326

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What our Education customers value about our Supplier Management software

The University of Leicester is just one of Delta’s many Education customers. We are more than delighted to be working with such an innovative and technology-driven organisation, currently ranked among the world’s top 1% of universities. Before working with us, the University of Leicester found its existing supplier management system

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Supplier management: tackling cyber risks

At the start of 2018, the Scottish Government published “The Public Sector Action Plan on Cyber Resilience”. Supply chain cyber security was one of the main focuses of the plan, which discussed how the Scottish Government will leverage “requirements to improve the cyber resilience of Scotland’s SME community”. This importance

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