Monthly Archives: February 2014

IT’S A NEW ONE ON ME!- AND SIGN UP TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE NOW FOR MORE USEFUL INSIGHTS We have recently advised a client on the potential use of contract performance bonds. This very broad subject is in the psyche of project buyers in particular, but not unknown in […]

The purpose of Brian Farrington training input is to spare participants’ time and error – in delivering your business aims. Our ‘grey haired’ resource is part of the toolkit of leading organisations, including 33 of the current FTSE100. We instil, reliably and effectively, techniques and solutions which have taken the very brightest and most determined […]

To the Chinese this is the Year of the Horse.  On the first of April we start the New Financial Year for Public Sector bodies. Will this be the Year of the Procurement Audit? Here is why it is likely! In November 2013, the Audit Commission in its report “Protecting the Public Purse” stated that […]

How do Buyers – and Suppliers – ensure the same direction of travel, (goal congruence appears to be the mot de jour) in tendering for contracts? The thought of mirroring best practice behaviour would appear to be a beneficial area to explore.   Stick with me, this applies to both public and private sector. An Example:  […]

New Year, New Thresholds, New Rules. What will 2014 bring? No doubt there will be a plethora of foretelling, forecasting and foreclosures. But Who, Where, When and Why will not be foretold by us. The “What” however, is where we can offer some certainty. As of the first of January 2014 a change in EU […]

A suggestion: a positive step in developing your skills. Our ‘blue-chip’ clients have the choice of the World’s leading training organisations. The fact they have chosen our expertise is, we believe, a testimony to our abilities. We have been training providers for over 30 years, presenting literally hundreds of courses. The courses detailed in the Brian Farrington […]