Time Management in Procurement
According to 55% of respondents to a survey of procurement professionals within the 2019 Procurement Trends Report, produced by Fusion21, financial constraints had the greatest influence on procurement decisions. As they say time is money, your procurement team is a valuable resource, therefore it’s better to do things as efficiently as possible. We investigate the […]
COVID-19: The Government Procurement Policy Notes (PPN)
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause concern for buyers, suppliers and other stakeholders, it is important to recognise that procurement has perhaps never played a more important role in bringing businesses and communities together. How businesses procure goods, works and services and how decisions are made in the tendering process throughout this unprecedented period […]
What is Supplier Management?
Supplier management is a term widely used in the procurement world – yet while it is often referred to, it is often not used effectively to maximise its advantages. eProcurement leader Delta delves into the subject of supplier management, and how it can help buyers to be as effective and efficient as possible in their […]
UK Budget 2020: The Highlights
On Wednesday 11 March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered the UK budget 2020. This budget was highly anticipated, being the first budget of the new decade; the first budget under the new Conservative Party government, elected in December 2019; the first budget under Prime Minister Boris Johnson; and, of course, the first […]
What is a framework agreement?
Delta eSourcing offers a way to make procurement simple for public sector buyers. With an end-to-end web-based tool, Delta help buyers manage their active tenders, bids and suppliers all in one solution. In this guide, Delta explores the increasingly popular option of framework agreements and why buyers should consider implementing it going forward to achieve […]
Guide to eProcurement software
More and more organisations that are looking to grow their business activities through procurement are using eProcurement software to help manage the process. Delta eSourcing offers an end-to-end web-based service for predominantly public sector buyers (as well as the private sector) to manage tenders, suppliers and contracts in one simple solution. In this guide, we […]
What is Category Management in procurement?
Category management is a strategic approach to procurement. As Delta’s first blog ‘A Guide to Category Management’ outlines, the concept of category management derived from marketing in supermarkets, where careful analysis of top-selling products and demand was streamlined across stores to make organisations spend as effective and efficient as possible. The same principle of category […]
What is Category Management: Guiding Principles
Category Management is the process whereby organisations buy more effectively and save significant sums of money through streamlined procurement. A ‘category’ refers to goods, works or services being bundled into one group and the items are consolidated into a single contract agreement. This removes the need to draw up multiple contracts for the same requirement […]
UK General Election 2019: What Next?
The General Election of 12 December 2019 gave the Conservative party a comfortable majority, meaning that the Government will likely find it easy to introduce the legislation and changes to public spending that they wish. Here, we review what we know so far about the pledges the Government made before the election, and the effect […]
A Guide to Category Management
Our guide to category management covers what category management is and it’s key benefits. We also offer an overview of information relevant to Delta modules, including how to deliver category management and how the benefits of implementing it can streamline procurement processes for public sector buyers and have a positive impact across the wider supply […]