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Tender Training Associates
Tender Training Associates is a sister company of Tenders Direct and provides procurement training to
suppliers who want to submit a professional tender that maximises chances of winning the contract and
Purchasers who would like their tender process to reflect ‘best practice'.
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The Office of Government Commerce
The Office of Government Commerce was formally launched by Andrew Smith, Chief
Secretary to the Treasury with the remit of improving the efficiency and
effectiveness of the Government's £13 billion annual civil procurement budget.
The OGC has been set up with the intention of becoming the Government's centre
of excellence in procurement for up to 200 Government Departments,
non-governmental bodies and agencies.
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SIMAP
SIMAP aims to support an effective
Single Market by encouraging suppliers and contracting entities to adopt best
practices and use electronic commerce and information technology to provide all
the information needed to deliver value for money in public
procurement.
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CIPS
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) is an international
organisation, based in the UK, serving the purchasing and supply profession.
Dedicated to promoting best practice, CIPS provides a wide range of services
for the benefit of members and the wider business community.
CIPS provides a programme of continuous improvement in professional
standards and raises awareness of the contribution that purchasing and
supply makes to corporate, national and international prosperity.
In 1992, CIPS was awarded a Royal Charter in recognition of its leading
role.
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The Source
The UK's leading journal of public service life. Facilitating
the 'joined up government' agenda. Informed comment and analysis from
a distinguished Editorial Board. Articles, Case Studies, Features and
Forums. Relevant information from Central Government, the wider Public
Sector and Industy experts.
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European Commission Directorate General - Internal Market
The role of the Internal Market Directorate-General (DG) is to co-ordinate the
European Commission's overall policy to ensure that the European Internal Market
functions effectively and to formulate and execute Commission policy in key
areas of the Single Market. The aim is to eliminate unjustified obstacles to the
free movement of goods and services and to freedom of establishment.
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HM Treasury
The Treasury is the department responsible for formulating and putting into
effect the UK Government's financial and economic policy. The Treasury's overall
aim is to raise the rate of sustainable growth, and achieve rising prosperity,
through creating economic and employment opportunities for all.
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Supply Management
Supply Management is the official magazine of the Chartered Institute
of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS). The institute has over 27,000 members,
based mainly in the UK but also overseas, and is one of the world's
foremost bodies for purchasing, procurement and supply management
professionals.
Supply Management magazine is published fortnightly on behalf of CIPS
by Personnel Publications Ltd in London and has a total readership of
over 50,000 an issue. It is sent automatically to all CIPS members and
is available to others through an annual subscription.
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European Institute of Public Administration
Created in 1981 at the time of the first European Council held in
Maastricht, EIPA is unique in that it is supported by the administrations
of the Member States of the European Union (EU) and the European Commission,
which contribute to its financing (for instance, it has a budget line in the
annual budget of the EU) and form its Board of Governors. Its principal mission,
as stated in its Constitution, is to "provide civil servants and other
interested parties with training courses of a European character relating to
public administration in the European Union".
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Swedish National Board of Trade
The National Board of Trade is an independent, governmental agency and the
central administrative body in Sweden dealing with foreign trade and trade
policy. The activities of the Board fall within the framework of Sweden´s
membership in the European Union (EU), in particular the participation in the
internal market, the customs union and the common trade policy.
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elgo
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elgo
The European Local
GOvernment database is a unique information source for
marketing to 57,000+ decision makers in local and regional government.
elgo now covers 14,088 authorities in 27 countries including Central and Eastern
Europe.
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International Project Finance Association
An international non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting and representing
the interests of executives and companies involved in project finance, Public
Private Partnerships and Private Finance Initiatives around the world.
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ICONdirect - the international construction and development community
A website for companies and individuals working on large-scale international
construction and development projects. The core of the website is a directory of
200 international construction and engineering firms. In addition, there are
relevant news items, vacancies and events linked to international projects.
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