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Procurement Says No

Procurement Says No

Written by: Richard Beattie & Edward Cross
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 The thoughts of two CIPS award winning procurement gods who want to share our love of procurement with newbies, oldies and the procurious. Generally we'll be talking nonsense about all things procurement, with the occasional nugget of priceless insight.

All views are our own - we're not affiliated in any way to anybody or anything!

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Episodes
  • Ask Rich & Ed Ep19 The Act of Procurement part 2

    Ask Rich & Ed Ep19 The Act of Procurement part 2
    Feb 23 2026
    We get lots of questions from our listener on Procurement Says No...now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.

    In episode 19 it's actually Ask Verity (White) & Graeme (Hunter) again - experts on the brilliant Procurement Act which brings bureaucracy and inefficiency to all things public procurement in the UK.

    Recorded waaaaay back in September 2024 - see if you can tell which bits of the Act have now been significantly improved following feedback from users (clue - none).

    Is there any data to show whether public procurement rues enhance or stifle competition?
    What are the rules on publishing notices and conract awards?
    Why don't we just scrap all this nonsense?
    What are the best and worst bits of the new Act?

    All of the procurement questions, all of the time.

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    7 mins
  • Procurement Says No Vids Ep13 Don't Walk Away

    Procurement Says No Vids Ep13 Don't Walk Away
    Feb 18 2026
    Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.

    They're on TikTok and YouTube in full glorious video.

    Will your supplier ever walk away?

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    1 min
  • Ask Rich & Ed Ep18 The Act of Procurement part 1

    Ask Rich & Ed Ep18 The Act of Procurement part 1
    Feb 11 2026
    We get lots of questions from our listener on Procurement Says No...now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.

    In episode 18 it's actually Ask Verity (White) & Graeme (Hunter) - experts on the brilliant Procurement Act which brings bureaucracy and inefficiency to all things public procurement in the UK.

    Recorded waaaaay back in September 2024 - see if you can tell which bits of the Act have now been significantly improved following feedback from users (clue - none).

    Will the Act make it easier for SMEs?
    What's the new system like?
    Why do we need all these rules?
    Will there be new best practice?
    Will the new framework timescales drive better value?

    You can probably guess the answers!

    All of the procurement questions, all of the time.

    www.procurementsaysno.com

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/procurement-says-no--5886102/support.
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    9 mins
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