Procurement/projects

Articles on benchmarking, contract management, outsourcing, procurement, project management

The problem with benchmarkingIn the first of a two part benchmarking article, Dave Wilson explains how the era of 'big data' holds pitfalls for FMs seeking to apply the data to improve performance. 13/06/2013
Procuring FM a question of valueDemonstrating value for money in the procurement of facilities management (FM) services is one of the toughest challenges facing experts in the field. 12/06/2013
CarbonBuzz benchmarking tool updateThe latest version of the CarbonBuzz energy efficiency and consumption benchmarking online tool has been launched. 31/05/2013
Lack of skills affects perception of outsourcingA failure to invest in skills is putting a brake on obtaining the full value from outsourcing, according to a study. 11/04/2013
Public procurement reform being 'stifled'The government is missing out on savings from centralised procurement because departments are failing to cooperate with new reforms, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). 27/02/2013
Interserve signs up for Navy dealInterserve has won a contract with ESS Support Services to provide soft FM services at five Royal Navy establishments. 24/01/2013
DIO selects ESS for £57m soft FM dealESS Support Services Worldwide (ESS), a part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has been awarded a contract with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to provide a range of soft services to the Ministry of Defence (MoD). 18/01/2013
Home Office renews Sodexo contractThe Home Office has extended its helpdesk and building information contract with Sodexo for two years. 14/01/2013
Norse on the buses in SuffolkNorse Commercial Services has formed a joint venture to manage the school coaches and minibuses currently run in-house by Suffolk County Council. 14/01/2013
BSA urges swift move to plan super-prisonThe government's planned new super-prison is an opportunity to showcase the best of British outsourcing capabilities, the head of the Business Services Association (BSA) said. 14/01/2013
Everything is bigger in Texas - part 1BIFM chairman Ismena Clout gives a personal account of her trip to the World Workplace exhibition and conference. 07/01/2013
Everything is bigger in Texas - part 2BIFM chairman Ismena Clout gives a personal account of her trip to the World Workplace exhibition and conference. 07/01/2013
Musings on emergency proceduresJohn Bowen ponders the practice of the fire drill, and the often-baffling logic that comes with it. 07/01/2013
Services sector ends 2012 on a low noteBusiness activity in the services sector shrank for the first time in two years, the latest Purchasing Managers' Index shows. 07/01/2013
London's public buildings set for RE:FIT workLondon has named 13 contractors to its procurement framework to upgrade the energy efficiency of public buildings in the capital, including schools, libraries and courts. 04/01/2013
Whitehall moves to share more servicesWhitehall is looking to appoint the first of two private sector providers of shared back-office services by March under a £600 million savings programme. 04/01/2013
Dad's Army: FM Pioneers?Scene: Walmington-on-Sea church hall, Vicar's office. Captain Mainwaring sits at his desk reading an order from HQ. As he reads the letter a smile begins to play around his lips. There is a knock at the door; he looks up. 02/01/2013
Think Tank: Caution over the decade-long dealNearly nine out of 10 FMs in FM World's latest poll believe long-term back office outsourcing in the public sector won't serve the interest of the facilities management profession. 19/12/2012
Usage and abusage of our languageSeveral years ago I was sat on an aeroplane sweltering as we waited what seemed an age in the queue to take off. Having pushed back on time we took nearly an hour to get to the runway, I hate these moments I said to my companion, but then I thought some more. 17/12/2012
Sharpen up commissioning, report saysCouncils need a more sophisticated approach to procuring private-sector partners to avoid contract failure and, in the worst case, legal battles, new research suggests. 14/12/2012

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