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A big challenge in public sector procurement is being able to attract and retain competent staffing. A frequent conversation, within senior leadership circles – will we be better positioned if we outsource our procurement services? Instead, departmental staff are expected to successfully manage the process, which is unrealistic.
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They also come with other aids, such as bidmanagement tools, competitor analysis, contractmanagement, or compliance tracking, which organisations can use to improve bidding strategies and increase their odds of winning contracts.
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Overview The expectations on public sector procurement professionals to be up-to-speed on all of the possible issues related to risk, can be unrealistic. As an internal resource for the organization, procurement is to provide the expertise to multiple end users, on a wide variety of challenges. Thats the job.
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