Local Government Procurement

Here we are again in December. Another year coming to a close. As we reflect on 2022, the team discusses all the things that have happened this year, personally, professionally, locally, and globally. COVID no longer a pandemic, is here to stay. Global sanctions are impacting fuel and energy. The floods just keeping coming. We

As 2022 draws to a close we want to hear from you if one of your new year resolutions is to streamline your procurement or contract management processes in 2023. We continue to focus and enhance our core offering while building new solutions to help make procurement simple, fair and a force for good. We’d

Downer’s new resource recovery facility is the benchmark in landfill avoidance, recovering valuable material from local councils to be processed and used in roads all over Sydney. Downer Reconomy offers a resource recovery processing solution that turns a stream of usually landfill material into valuable products and materials to be used in asphalt production. We

Blackwoods Safety Spotlight Magazine Blackwoods has just released the fourth edition of Safety Spotlight, a bi-annual magazine that explores topics and solutions that are critical to keeping your team safe on the worksite. Safety Spotlight features articles from Blackwoods own Technical Safety Specialists as well as leading brands and experts in the world of safety.

Over the years I’ve been involved in arranging leasing for vehicles, office equipment and IT.  During that time, I picked up on many ‘tricks of the trade’. Some of the challenges start with fully understanding things like balloon payments, end of lease return conditions, extended term clauses, per diem payments and ascertaining the real impact

Why Upgrading your VendorPanel Platform Makes Sense! As a local government entity, you may have used VendorPanel for your shared panel arrangements or whole-of-government contracts. But, did you know that VendorPanel is so much more than just a simple sourcing tool? It has loads of powerful features and modules available if you upgrade to a

People-Centred Procurement Event: Watch the Highlights In September we hosted an interactive virtual event discussing People-Centred Procurement: Powerful Solutions for Positive Impact. We explored how putting your people at the centre of your procurement function enables governance, efficiency and positive impact. If you didn’t attend the live event, you can watch some of our key

Drafting that final confidential report to Council can be onerous. There are lots of things to include, lots of things to consider and lots of time involved in drafting it. It’s timely to reflect on what you can do to make the task more efficient and what are the basics you need to cover. Firstly,

New Product Now Available Freedom of Information Management! Available now, VendorPanel’s Freedom of Information Management module. This solution is an online case management platform that automates and digitises the process, offering an adaptable approach to managing Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. To learn more about the benefits of this new solution, click here.