Preparing Wales for Brexit
The Welsh Government has created a new website to reassure and advise citizens in anticipation of concerns about the potential impacts of a no deal Brexit in Wales. Read on to find out more
Contract Managers – are you ready for Brexit?
The Welsh Government’s aim is to get the best possible or least damaging outcome to the Brexit negotiations for Wales, whether there is a deal or not. Read on to find out more about how it will impact upon the procurement process.
Customer engagement events
We are planning a series of customer engagement events, to gather views and ideas to help form the future procurement strategy in Wales. Read more
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New Minister for Finance
The First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, recently announced his new look cabinet.
Rebecca Evans AM becomes Minister for Finance and Trefnydd, taking on procurement as part of her portfolio, following former Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Mark Drakeford’s appointment as First Minister.
Rebecca Evans was first elected to the National Assembly for Wales in May 2011 to represent the Mid and West Wales region. In 2016 she became Assembly Member for Gower. Read more
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Code of Practice reaches 150 milestone
Economy Minister Ken Skates recently attended an event to celebrate the milestone of more than 150 organisations signing up to the Welsh Government’s Code of Practice, helping ensure better working conditions throughout supply chains. Read more
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Changes to the Sell2Wales website
Find out about important changes to the “NPS Contracts and Resources” area on the Sell2Wales website.
View our calendar for advance notice of events from the NPS, Value Wales, the Welsh Government and colleagues across procurement in Wales.
Remember to keep an eye on the NPS Twitter and LinkedIn pages, and Sell2Wales for NPS event announcements.
Corporate and Business Support Services
Read the category news round-up for details on the stationery and copier paper framework extension.
Contact: NPSCorporateServices@gov.wales
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Digital, Data and ICT
Read the category news round-up for information on the eProcurement Tools contract award and training sessions; GDPR responsibilities; procurement privacy notices; the digital procurement strategy; and details of the IT products and services framework extension.
Contact: NPSICTCategoryTeam@gov.wales
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Fleet and Transport
Read the category news round-up to find out about plans to form a vehicle contract hire framework; important news on the vehicle hire ii framework; and updates on the driver licence checking; vehicle spares; tyres and associated services; and liquid fuels frameworks.
Contact: NPSFleet@gov.wales
Professional Services
Read our category news round-up for updates on the legal services by solicitors, and property consultancy frameworks; and to view the schedule for legal training and briefing events.
Contact: NPSProfessionalservices@gov.wales
Vacancies
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Commissioning and Procurement team at Cardiff Council.
They are looking to appoint two permanent senior category specialists. The vacant roles are in the Corporate and Social Care Category Management Teams and will be advertised shortly at the following link: https://jobs.cardiff.gov.uk//index.aspx
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