The furore over the Conservative Party voting against school meals for children last October raised a very pertinent question: Why did MPs vote against the motion? What earthly reason could they use to justify allowing children to go hungry? Some…
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This dive into Be Connected’s public sector procurement data analysis capability looks at Mobile in the Greater London area. We chose that location because it is the single largest UK region and is broadly representative of the UK as a…
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Innovation must be a driving force behind regenerating the UK economy post-Covid. Focused localism with well-chosen projects gives people a chance to get involved, feel a sense of ownership and use their capabilities to rebuild the country. We make the…
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For the very first time, public sector procurement executives have unparalleled visibility of contract renewals across the breadth of the UK. This is crucial data for good procurement and cost savings. They can now benchmark their spend against corresponding outlay…
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Lockdown highlighted the acceleration in the growth of online sales of practically all goods and services. The primary enabler is the app. For the generation brought up using devices, these apps are a no-brainer way to run their lives in…
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BeConnected is only 4 years old. It’s still an infant but with a big vision for the future. If we were to encapsulate this vision into one sentence it would be: The go-to source and cross-departmental sharing resource for internal…
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Cross Sector Procurement Gateway (CSPG) holds a great deal of extremely useful data for public sector procurement officers. It is very easily leveraged to generate real savings when approaching a framework. Be Connected is the inbuilt tool for extracting usable…
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You can join the NHS volunteering effort at this link: https://www.goodsamapp.org/NHS Everybody over 18 who is healthy and fit and is not experiencing any symptoms of illness is welcome to join. Tasks will be carried out at safe distancing. What…
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A great public sector procurement deal has several successful components. All should be present to qualify it as a “good deal”. Here are 4 that spring to mind: Lower cost, ideally through collaborative procurement for greater buying power Demonstrable savings…
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Local authorities depend on several streams of income for funding, such as council tax and parking fines, apart from central government assistance. Cutbacks caused by austerity policies restrict budgets for front line services and make these alternative revenue sources even…
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