Author Archives: Eddie Regan

About Eddie Regan

Eddie is BiP Solutions' Senior Procurement Consultant. Working alongside the Client Services team, he frequently assists public sector organisations with clarification and interpretation of EU Directives and a wide variety of legislative issues. Eddie is lead consultant on BiP's PASS Mark Health Check, an evaluation technique that helps identify how organisations in both the public and private sectors can develop more effective processes in respect of all aspects of public sector contracting. A member of the International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA), Eddie is also the senior adviser on BiP's unique Tender Support Helpline team, which provides advice on contracting matters to hundreds of clients. For the last 13 years Eddie has lectured regularly on procurement policy and processes at conferences and events, both on behalf of BiP and for a variety of other organisations, including the Society of Procurement Officers in Local Government (SOPO) and the Institute of Directors. He also provides in-house training on the tendering process - law and practice - to personnel in both the public and private sectors, including several multinational organisations.

Politicians and Procurement don’t mix

Some might say that like oil and water, politicians and procurement should never be mixed together, as frequently the outcome can be really messy. This year has seen a plethora of ministers and politicians espousing their opinions on procurement-related matters, … Continue reading

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When new is the same old thing?

When Frances Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, announced on 3 June that “… as Sir Philip Green found, major efficiencies are to be found in Government buying. The establishment of Government Procurement means that the days when there was … Continue reading

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When winning a contract is actually a loss

Just last week I asked a room full of suppliers how many of them had ever done a ‘Return on Investment’ analysis on their tendering exercises. Only one person out of 34 indicated that their organisation had done so, which … Continue reading

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Smacking of Protectionism

I had a flashback to the eighties when I read recently in the Bradford and Argus Telegraph and Argus that the Bradford Council leader, Ian Greenwood, had declared that Bradford Council would, for the time being, ignore the order from … Continue reading

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Stop recycling PQQ and tender questions and answers!

It doesn’t matter how intense the pressures are, there’s no justification for the public sector to cut and paste questions into PQQs and ITTs, nor is it acceptable for bidders to do likewise with their answers. Continue reading

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