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Procurement in the time of COVID-19

University of Bristol

On the contrary, there are specific procurement arrangements that seek to coordinate international responses to public health threats. In particular, the EU’s Joint Procurement Agreement for the procurement of medical countermeasures (JPA) has also gained notoriety in recent weeks.

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4 ways IT & Procurement team collaboration increases resilience

ivalua

These are long term established relationships where the IT folks really know what good Procurement systems, tools and best practices look like and where the Procurement professionals are in the habit of consulting with IT and have taken the time to be more strategic and more proactive. Agreement on the table stakes, non-negotiable