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Global industry-leading firms join Perfect Circle’s supply chain

|Date: 14 April, 2021

Global industry-leading firms join Perfect Circle’s supply chain

Property, construction, and infrastructure consultancy Perfect Circle has taken new steps in further inte ...

Property, construction, and infrastructure consultancy Perfect Circle has taken new steps in further integrating its extensive supply chain — announcing global industry heavyweights Stantec and WT Par ...

14 April, 2021
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Choosing a framework: what you need to know

|Date: 7 April, 2021

Choosing a framework: what you need to know

Frameworks are widely acknowledged as the most efficient method of procuring public works but how do loca ...

Frameworks are widely acknowledged as the most efficient method of procuring public works but how do local authorities and other public sector bodies ensure a potential framework partner will deliver ...

7 April, 2021
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Social value and encouraging a better gender balance in public sector construction

|Date: 9 March, 2021

Social value and encouraging a better gender balance in public sector construction

Social value is not a new term but it’s one that we can expect to hear a whole lot more as 2021 unfolds. ...

Social value is not a new term but it’s one that we can expect to hear a whole lot more as 2021 unfolds. As part of Women in Construction Week, Kevin O’Connor, Head of Social Value and Inclusion at Du ...

9 March, 2021
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Social value no longer a ‘nice to have’ for construction schemes

|Date: 1 March, 2021

Social value no longer a ‘nice to have’ for construction schemes

Social value has long been considered a ‘nice to have’ when it comes to construction projects, but thanks ...

Social value has long been considered a ‘nice to have’ when it comes to construction projects, but thanks to the introduction of the Government’s Construction Playbook in December 2020, that is starti ...

1 March, 2021
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Post-Brexit compliance in procurement: what will change?

|Date: 18 January, 2021

Post-Brexit compliance in procurement: what will change?

The end of the Brexit transition period has passed, and with it many rules and regulations are changing a ...

The end of the Brexit transition period has passed, and with it many rules and regulations are changing across the board for many industries — including construction. Jonathan Oram, National Framework ...

18 January, 2021
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Pagabo | Procurement needs a gold standard

|Date: 5 January, 2021

Pagabo | Procurement needs a gold standard

Recent government reports have pinpointed the procurement sector as a key driver to support the construct ...

Recent government reports have pinpointed the procurement sector as a key driver to support the construction industry and solve the challenges faced by the public sector. Gerard Toplass, Executive Cha ...

5 January, 2021
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New frameworks launched to help the UK public sector build back better

|Date: 24 December, 2020

New frameworks launched to help the UK public sector build back better

SCAPE, the UK’s leading public sector procurement authority, has announced the winners of its £1bn Consul ...

SCAPE, the UK’s leading public sector procurement authority, has announced the winners of its £1bn Consultancy frameworks. Together, the new suite of frameworks is designed to help the public sector a ...

24 December, 2020
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Construction Playbook reaction: Procurement adaptation central to driving change

|Date: 9 December, 2020

Construction Playbook reaction: Procurement adaptation central to driving change

Those in the public sector working on procurement will need to radically adapt and change the way they wo ...

Those in the public sector working on procurement will need to radically adapt and change the way they work to support change in the construction industry and respond to the challenges faced by the co ...

9 December, 2020
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Four years on: Perfect Circle delivers more than 1,450 public sector projects

|Date: 30 October, 2020

Four years on: Perfect Circle delivers more than 1,450 public sector projects

Property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Perfect Circle has celebrated four years delivering ...

Property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Perfect Circle has celebrated four years delivering Scape Group’s Built Environment Consultancy Services (BECS) framework — having been commission ...

30 October, 2020
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Act now to make the most of £1bn energy efficiency fund

|Date: 8 October, 2020

Act now to make the most of £1bn energy efficiency fund

Time is of the essence if public sector organisations are to take full advantage of the UK Government’s £ ...

Time is of the essence if public sector organisations are to take full advantage of the UK Government’s £1bn funding pot for improving energy efficiency, says Priva UK. A leading manufacturer of intel ...

8 October, 2020
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