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How to plan a negotiation - 7 top tips

24/6/2022

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How to negotiate anything

​With UK inflation at a record high and global crisis upon crisis pushing the price of everything up, good negotiation skills are essential. 
As a procurement expert with 25 years negotiation knowledge, experience and skills, I've shared my 7 top tips on what to consider when planning for your next negotiation. 

If you want to learn more about how to plan for a negotiation read on. ​

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7 ways to spend now to save later

22/6/2022

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Paradox of thrift
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs is very true of times like these.

The paradox of thrift (popularised by Keynes) states that spending may help and saving may hurt an economy. ​​
For example, if a population decides to save more money at all income levels, total revenues for companies will decline causing high unemployment and eventually, lower economic growth.
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As many economic downturns are demand-based, exercising thrift now may not be good for the economy as a whole.

​Want to know the 7 ways businesses can spend now to save in the future? Read our blog to find out. 
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International recruitment - NEW NHS procurement planned for July 2022 update

20/5/2022

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The NHS owned procurement hubs and the Crown Commercial Service are working together to evaluate suppliers for the new international recruitment framework agreement for healthcare professionals: doctors, nurses, Allied Health Professionals (AHP's) for ICS' and NHS Trusts.

​The framework has an estimated total value of 
£50 million. 

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Does the use of outsourcing companies increase the risk of worker exploitation?

14/4/2022

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Worker Exploitation
The Labour market enforcement strategy 2023 to 2024 has made a call for evidence (issued on the 13th April 2022 with responses requested by 31st May 2022) regarding evidence of worker exploitation linked to the

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Debarment regime provides procurement power to exclude suppliers for 5 years.

30/3/2022

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​How to exclude Russian or Belarusian controlled suppliers and how to terminate their existing contracts (in response to the situation in Ukraine and the resulting sanctions) was the topic of a new procurement statement issued by The Cabinet Office on the 28th March 2022.

​This statement precedes the UK governments Procurement Bill that will provide a power for a Minister of the Crown to add suppliers to a public debarment list (for both mandatory and discretionary exclusion grounds) if they are assessed as meeting a ground for exclusion and there is insufficient evidence of self-cleaning.

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oth UK and overseas suppliers will be eligible for addition to the debarment list.

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