19-Mar-2020
One week on: What the UK Budget 2020 means
On 11 March 2020 the UK Budget was announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, after less than a month in the position. The Budget was one of the most anticipated of recent years, encompassing a budget of true firsts. The first of a new decade, the first Budget under the new Prime […]
18-Feb-2020
Get started in defence procurement with Supply2Defence
Keeping ahead of the curve and giving your business the best possible advantage is set to become even easier with the upcoming launch of the new tender alerts service ‘Supply2Defence’. Supply2Defence is brought to you by BiP Solutions and is the latest addition to the Supply2 family, focusing on opportunities within the defence, security and […]
07-Feb-2020
Scotland budget announcement 2020-21
The Scottish Government has announced its budget for the year 2020/21, with a live announcement by Kate Forbes MSP, Minister of Public Finance and the Digital Economy, to the Scottish Parliament on 6 February 2020. This Budget comes over a month earlier than the UK budget announcement, set to be delivered by the Chancellor of […]
31-Jan-2020
BiP Solutions – Transitional Period and Beyond
The UK will be leaving the European Union on 31 January 2020. BiP Solutions has been working closely with the UK government and the wider public sector to understand what this means for those involved in the public sector supply chain, and will continue to update our customers as discussions on trading arrangements and other […]
19-Dec-2019
The Queen’s Speech, December 2019
18 December 2019 saw the delivery of the Queen’s Speech to Parliament, setting out the new Government’s agenda. Here, we take a look at some of the elements of proposed legislation that are of most relevance to BiP Solutions’ customers. The UK’s departure from the European Union on 31 January was a priority, with a […]
03-Dec-2019
Local Government Procurement Expo 2019: Transformation and Innovation
This year’s Local Government Procurement Expo (LGPE) showcase was held on Thursday 28 November at the Novotel London West in Hammersmith. As the premier event dedicated to the development of the UK local government procurement marketplace, and officially supported by the Local Government Association, LGPE remains an unmissable date in the public sector business calendar. […]