Monthly Archives: August 2012

In the Channel Islands, the Guernsey Government have been subjected to fraudulent activity which resulted in them in paying £2.6m to a fraudster. The Treasury and Resources department received a letter purporting to be from a Bona Fide Contractor who was undertaking a major redevelopment of the islands airport. The letter advised them of ta […]

Procurement specialist recognised for Olympics support Stephen Ashcroft of Sustainable Procurement specialists Brian Farrington Ltd has been selected to be included in an exhibition to highlight the Northwest region’s contribution to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Thousands of people from across the Northwest have been directly involved in projects connected with the Games and the […]

We’re going back to basics with this post. We meet non-procurement specialists with “procurement” responsibilities that just need a ‘nudge’… To set up and manage supplier (vendor or contractor) engagements is tough, especially because some suppliers are much better at bidding than they are at delivering the contract. How do you get the core information […]

Beware the one-time purchase of equipment spares Imagine that one year ago, your organisation purchased a major piece of capital equipment with a predicted life of seven years, assuming a 14 hour working day, six days a week, for 48 weeks of the year. The supplier, a Japanese company offered you ‘essential spares’, which were […]

Product Recalls- The choice of a lady? In the Brian Farrington Limited work with retailers, we are aware of the negative impact a product recall programme can have, as well as the associated cost. The trading Standards Institute publish on a regular basis product recalls. They relate to a wide variety. One of the latest […]

The Technical considerations of a purchase – raw cotton. Brian Farrington Ltd has assisted a client who had a dispute over the purchase of raw cotton. That specific dispute was in regard to invoiced weight. We should bear in mind that many ‘items’ are purchased by weight, including fruit, castings, steel and coal. Specialist technical  […]

Elite Athletes! What about the elite criminals in our midst! There are elite criminals in our midst. That is a fact, but are there any in procurement? There have been some well publicised cases, including the recent ‘potato’ scandal. It is a reasonable question to ask “How does an elite criminal operate in procurement?” Even […]