Latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) reveals tender prices increased by an estimated average of 0.7 per cent between 2Q2025 and 3Q2025. The increase resulted in 2.5 per cent annual growth in the BCIS All-in Tender Price ...

By Richard Maddison, Public Affairs, Market Access & Strategic Health Manager, Essity In healthcare environments, balancing cost control, hygiene standards, and sustainability goals is increasingly complex, with rising demands for care, a stretched workforce and an increasingly urgent need to ...

Procurement organisation and social enterprise, Fusion21, has named the suppliers appointed to its national Construction Consultancy Services Framework, worth up to £175 million over four years. Following a competitive tender process, a total of 120 specialist firms – 85 per cent ...

Executive Compass responds to Pagabo’s latest white paper, warning that without urgent procurement reforms, businesses bidding for public sector contracts risk undermining the UK’s decarbonisation goals. A new white paper from national framework provider Pagabo has revealed significant doubts among ...

Regional procurement specialist EN:Procure, part of social housing consortium Efficiency North, has appointed 10 contractors to its new £30 million lifts framework. Covering the installation, refurbishment, servicing and maintenance of lifts, stairlifts and personal lifting equipment in residential, public and ...

Construction and facilities management firm, Polyteck, has been appointed to a four-year framework agreement with Procurement Assist for the supply and installation of kitchens and bathrooms in social housing across London. Under the framework, Polyteck will be able to tender ...

By Jonathan Ling, Legal and HR Director at JLA As JLA’s sustainability strategy lead, I take accountability for driving down emissions across our entire value chain. This means I’ve seen first-hand how much influence FMs can have – not just ...

As part of the company’s ESG drive, ABM has launched on the TOM (Themes, Outcomes, Measures) Social Value Portal, a digital platform which helps organisations measure, report, and externally verify their social value activities, particularly within the context of public sector ...

The latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) shows tender prices increased by an estimated average of 0.5 per cent between 1Q2025 and 2Q2025 The increase resulted in 2.3 per cent annual growth in the BCIS All-in Tender ...

New figures released yesterday reveal a landmark surge in procurement spending with social enterprises, as 33 big businesses together spent £179 million with suppliers that use profits for social or environmental causes, a 46 per cent year-on-year increase, the highest ...