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Exhibition from 2014-2105 The EEM Supply Chain Showcase takes place in Nottingahm on 29 & 30 September 2016. EEM Ltd is free to join, not for profit organisation supporting 63 public sector organisations in finding best value products & services through collaborative procurement. EEM secure contracts with 100’s of suppliers and manufacturers, covering Continue reading EEM Supply Chain Showcase 2016
September 21st, 2016 | Tags: Construction, EEM Supply Chain Showcase, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Hospitals, Housing Providers, NHS, procurement, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Supply Chain | Category: Construction & Engineering, Finance & Investment, Local Authority & Councils, NHS & Healthcare, Products & Services, Utilities & Infrastructure | Leave a comment Gary Plant, MD, Altius By Gary Plant, Managing Director of supplier assessment and compliance specialist Altius With stiffer sentencing guidelines for health and safety, corporate manslaughter and food safety and hygiene offences now in force for England and Wales, public sector organisations should tighten up health and safety compliance. While organisations may have Continue reading New sentencing guidelines mean there’s nowhere to hide on health and safety compliance
September 2nd, 2016 | Category: Criminal Justice System, Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils, NHS & Healthcare, Police & Policing | Leave a comment Gary Plant_Managing Director – Altius Vendor Assessment By Gary Plant, Managing Director of supplier assessment and compliance specialist Altius External suppliers can help public sector organisations reduce cost, boost efficiency and improve quality. But the flip side is that they can also bring liability in the guise of delays, problems, waste, extra cost Continue reading 10 signs that it’s time for a supplier health check
September 2nd, 2016 | Tags: Altius, Gary Plant, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, subcontractors, supply chain health check | Category: Construction & Engineering, Finance & Investment, Local Authority & Councils, NHS & Healthcare, Products & Services | Leave a comment Andy Brewin, Social Housing and Social Value Business Manager, AkzoNobel Dulux Trade brand owner, AkzoNobel was named as a key contributor to the development of a new toolkit at its launch last week – Social Value and Procurement: A toolkit for housing providers and contractors – that defines and measures social value through Continue reading Dulux Trade Owner, AkzoNobel Helps HACT Launch Social Value & Procurement Toolkit
July 24th, 2016 | Tags: AkzoNobel, Andy Brewin, Dulux, echelon Consultancy Ltd, Government & Public Sector Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, HACT, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Trowers & Hamlins LLP | Category: Construction & Engineering, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment Mark Hall By Mark Hall, public sector director at Redcentric; and Peter Nailer, senior bid manager at Redcentric From vehicle hire to laundry services to enterprise technology – there are now countless purchasing frameworks for almost anything the public sector needs to buy. Take the Digital Marketplace, specifically covering technology. The several Continue reading Frameworks: a victim of their own success?
May 25th, 2016 | Tags: Cloud, G-Cloud, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Mark Hall, NOECPC Hosting framework, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Redcentric | Category: Education & Learning, Government Agencies, IT & IT Security, Local Authority & Councils, NHS & Healthcare | Leave a comment Oldham Council welcome Transport for Greater Manchester proposal to switch to new battery powered buses in the future. The Leader of the Opposition and of the Liberal Democrat Group on Oldham Council, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, has welcomed the announcement earlier this week that officials from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) have met with the Continue reading Oldham Council welcome Transport for Greater Manchester green bus proposal
May 19th, 2016 | Tags: (TfGM), Buses, Carbon Monoxide, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Green Buses, Manchester, Oldham, Oldham Council, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Transport for Greater Manchester | Category: Environment & Sustainability, Highways & Roads, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment The Altius supplier assessment and supply chain compliance framework By Gary Plant, Managing Director of supplier assessment and compliance specialist Altius Outsourcing can help tightly stretched public sector budgets stretch further and free up resources. But it can go spectacularly wrong if your supplier assessment and compliance systems are weak, or you don’t Continue reading Outsourcing: How to save money and time on supplier assessment and contractor compliance
April 28th, 2016 | Tags: Altius, Exigo software, Gary Plant, Government, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, NHS, Outsourcing, public sector, Public Sector Journal | Category: Construction & Engineering, Education & Learning, Finance & Investment, Government Agencies, IT & IT Security, Local Authority & Councils, MoD & Security Services, NHS & Healthcare | Leave a comment By Stuart Littleford MCIJ Police are investigating after the Government & Public Sector Journal (GPSJ) discovered school children being asked to indecently expose themselves live online during lesson time. The school children are using a popular live streaming app installed on their smart phones to broadcast live to thousands of viewers around the world. Teachers Continue reading GPSJ exclusive: School children subjected to online abuse in class when using live streaming apps
April 5th, 2016 | Tags: CEOP, Child Exploitation, CSE, Debbie Abrahams MP, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Live Streaming App, NCA, Periscope, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Schools, Smart Phones | Category: Criminal Justice System, Education & Learning, Government Agencies, IT & IT Security, Local Authority & Councils, Police & Policing | Leave a comment Grant Palmer, Managing Director of Axiell UK By Grant Palmer, Managing Director of Axiell UK With the rise of the internet and the influence that technology has on social behaviour, it’s now possible for people to research, learn and interact without leaving their home or workplace. So what are the trends impacting public Continue reading The Library of the Future: giving the public what they want
March 9th, 2016 | Tags: Axiell UK, Government, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Grant Palmer, IT Systems, public libraries, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine | Category: Education & Learning, Finance & Investment, Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils, Museums & Public Buildings | Leave a comment Sennheiser Presence Sennheiser, a leading provider of headsets and speakerphone solutions, has been chosen by the Environment Agency as sole provider of its headsets and speakerphone equipment in a major revision of its telephony systems. The headsets and speakerphones are currently being rolled out across the agency to its office-based and mobile workforce Continue reading The Environment Agency Chooses Sennheiser as Official Headset and Speakerphone Provider after Rigorous Evaluation
February 1st, 2016 | Tags: Environment Agency, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Headsets, noise cancelling headsets, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Sennheiser | Category: Environment & Sustainability, Fire & Rescue Services, Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils, Products & Services | Leave a comment Paul Smith, Executive Director – YPO YPO, the UK’s largest publicly owned buying organisation, has launched a new framework to support HR services across the public sector. The HR Services and Solutions framework provides a compliant and value driven route to market for public sector organisations procuring managed services for contingent labour, consultancy, Continue reading YPO launches new flexible framework for HR services
December 16th, 2015 | Tags: Council, Government, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, Government Magazine, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, HR services, Local Authority, NHS, Paul Smith, Politics, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, YPO | Category: Education & Learning, Finance & Investment, Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils, NHS & Healthcare | Leave a comment Existing installation in Leeds Leeds City Council is expanding the reach of its CCTV enforcement network to a further six sites as a direct result of the improvements that the Videalert-based system has delivered over the last four years. The council will now be enforcing bus lane contraventions at thirty sites throughout the Continue reading Leeds City Council further expands coverage of bus lane enforcement system
December 4th, 2015 | Tags: CCTV enforcement, Councillor Richard Lewis, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Leeds City Council, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Videalert | Category: Highways & Roads, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment Chancellor of the Exchequer – George Osborne Following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement Government and Public Sector journal has received the following comments: Responding to the Spending Review, Lord Porter, Chairman of the Local Government Association, told GPSJ: “The LGA has long called for further flexibility in the setting of council tax and Continue reading Comment to GPSJ in response to the chancellor’s Autumn Statement
November 27th, 2015 | Tags: allpay Limited, Arts Council England, Autumn Statement, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Datrix, David Downing, Economy Planning and Transport (ADEPT), Fujitsu, George Osborne, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Gwyn Roberts, Lord Porter, Mahmood Chaudhri, Mick Wayman, Neil Gibson, Peninsula Rail Task Force, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Rebekah Wallis, Ricoh UK, Ross Macmillan, SAS UK, Steven Cox, The Association of Directors of Environment, Vodafone UK | Category: Construction & Engineering, Education & Learning, Finance & Investment, Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils, NHS & Healthcare, Utilities & Infrastructure | Leave a comment Jane Coughlan from Ealing Council With a potential capacity of over 100 events per week and operating 362 days per year, the Hospitality & Events team for the London Borough of Ealing manages almost 4,000 events a year on average and is growing. All are hosted by the Council in a total of Continue reading London Borough of Ealing relies on Cloud technology to increase efficiencies within hospitality and events team
October 29th, 2015 | Tags: Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Hospitality & Events, London, London Borough of Ealing, Priava, public sector, Public Sector Journal | Category: Government Agencies, IT & IT Security, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment climbing area Boscawen Park, Truro, Cornwall Boscawen Park has everything a park should have for people of all ages in a community. As well as its impressive floral bed displays, bandstand and duck pond it has a great range of sporting facilities. These include a cricket pitch, three football pitches and eight tennis Continue reading Boscawen Park: Russell Play enhances an already idyllic green space
October 9th, 2015 | Tags: Boscawen Park, Cornwall, Cornwall Council, Cornwall Trust, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Play Equipment, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Russell Play, SITA, Truro, Truro City Council | Category: Construction & Engineering, Environment & Sustainability, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment Article by Rachael Tiffen, Head of Counter Fraud and Governance at CIPFA
Establishing clear guidelines and policy for whistleblowing is a significant part of preventing and detecting fraud and misconduct in the workplace. It isn’t something which should be overlooked or swept under the carpet, especially as public services fraud costs the tax payer Continue reading How training breaks down barriers to whistleblowing and fraud prevention
September 30th, 2015 | Tags: CIPFA, Government, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, NHS, public sector, Public Sector Journal, whistleblowing | Category: Criminal Justice System, Finance & Investment, Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils, MoD & Security Services, NHS & Healthcare | Leave a comment The VW scandal has highlighted the need for in use testing of vehicle emissions, according to Gainsborough-based vehicle emissions experts Eminox. Eminox made the comment following the announcement from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which said that Volkswagen had installed illegal “defeat devices” software to cheat emission tests, allowing its diesel cars to produce Continue reading VW SCANDAL PROVES IN USE TESTING IS ESSENTIAL FOR EMISSION CONTROL
September 23rd, 2015 | Tags: Eminox, Eminox SCRT, emissions, Environment Agency, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), More News, Ricardo, Volkswagen, VW | Category: Environment & Sustainability, Government Agencies, Highways & Roads, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment South Kirkby Material Recycling Facility Sarah Sanders, Diversity and Inclusion Manager of de Poel Community de Poel Community, a social enterprise that was founded under the ethos of helping people with barriers to work to find sustainable employment, is celebrating boosting local employment with Shanks Waste Management, the international waste to Continue reading SOUTH KIRKBY WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANT WORKING WITH COUNCIL TO BOOST EMPLOYMENT
September 21st, 2015 | Tags: Cllr Maureen Cummings, de Poel Community, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Job Centre Plus, PFI, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Sarah Sanders, Shanks Waste Management, South Kirkby, Waste Treatment Facility | Category: Finance & Investment, Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils, Utilities & Infrastructure | Leave a comment Cofely has been awarded a five year contract by Harrow Council to deliver a range of facilities and energy efficiency services. The partnership will see Cofely deliver mechanical & electrical maintenance, building fabric, cleaning and a range of security services across the Council’s 162 building portfolio. It will also include energy efficiency services in support Continue reading Cofely wins FM contract with Harrow Council
July 10th, 2015 | Tags: Cofely, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Harrow Council, public sector, Public Sector Journal, TUPE | Category: Construction & Engineering, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment Telecoms Presence UC Sennheiser, leaders in premium headset and UC solutions, has been chosen by Knightstone Housing Group to supply a total of 550 headsets to its office-based and contact centre staff, contact centre supervisors and mobile-based staff in a complete refit of the organization. Sennheiser was chosen due to the premium quality Continue reading Knightstone Housing Group enlists Sennheiser to provide headsets for company-wide Lync implementation
July 8th, 2015 | Tags: Chris Mocock, Cisco Call manager, Council Tax arrears, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Knightstone Housing Group, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Sennheiser, Xpertlink Solutions | Category: Education & Learning, Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils, NHS & Healthcare | Leave a comment |
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