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Sustainability Newsletter

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:29:05 PST

Alpine Executive's December 2011 Sustainability Newsletter:

http://www.alpine.eu.com/newsletter/december-2011/index.html

Summary video of 29th September Event

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:02:27 PST

Summary video of 29th September Event

Sustainability Practitioners: the drivers of innovation for the future? Bath

Alpine Sponsored Diversity and Equality Awards

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:33:40 PST

NAO report on government spend on consultants and interims

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:35:47 PST

NDPBs Reform

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:20:30 PST

Alpine achieves carbon reduction target

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:25:20 PST

Alpine launches CSR policy

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:13:47 PST

Transparency - seven years on

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:36:44 PST

SME's potential contribution to Civil Service L&D

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:26:44 PST

Poll Status Today

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:58:05 PST

In an election campaign of such surprises and changes, the polls over the past week are a revealing contrast.

After the sharp increase in Liberal Democrat support in the weekend just after the first debate, very little has moved. The Tories went up slightly towards the end of last week, though that progress may now have stalled, Labour has been stuck, while the Lib Dems may have eased a point. But all this is within the margin of error and the usual random movements in all polls.

The overnight batch of polls all put the Tories at about 32 to 34 per cent (with three out of the four showing a slight fall in Tory support); Labour is at 28 per cent in three long-established polls; and the Lib Dems within a point of 30 per cent.

The order matters a lot for any post-election bargaining.

OGC Supports SME

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:49:25 PST

The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has today launched an awareness raising campaign to promote greater access for smaller firms to the £220 billion worth of contract opportunities awarded by the public sector each year. The announcement comes as the OGC publishes the guidance Small Supplier, Big Opportunity: Flagging your contracts to SMEs, showing how the public sector can make it easier for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to identify appropriate contract opportunities.

Throughout 2010, OGC and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), will extend the regional workshops, recently piloted in the North East, to ensure that procurers understand how to effectively implement procurement practices that not only improve the visibility and access to opportunities but also levels the playing field for SMEs to successfully compete for appropriate contracts. These events will include training for regional SMEs on bidding for public sector contracts, regional procurers and the Federation of Small Businesses.

The OGC will also be publishing a series of additional guidance during the year for both the procurement and supplier communities to maximise the opportunities for small firms to deliver both innovative and value for money solutions for the public. This work will complement the online training course "Winning the Contract" launched by BIS and OGC last month and designed to help businesses gain the necessary skills required to bid for public sector contracts.

OGC launches "demand management" guide for professional services

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:25:50 PST

The Office of Government Commerce is calling upon public sector organisations to strive for greater value for money from spend on temporary staff to help deliver real, cashable savings.