October 26, 2023

Is it best to mention a budget? How do you define a quality standard? What you include or exclude from your specification can directly impact the outcome of a request. Check out our comprehensive guide on how to write specifications that get the best results, and visit the insights page on our website for more

The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 was a historically transformative event disrupting the global economy. It impacted our lives in many ways; we stayed home, we worked from home, we could not socialise or connect in person with others. We engaged with others using VOIP, mobile phones, facetime, messenger, zoom, Microsoft teams and video conferencing platform

We’ve mentioned in earlier articles, the need to do a proper risk assessment to determine the appropriate level of insurance cover. If for some reason you can’t effectively do that, it weakens your position should a tenderer indicate your required insurance cover is unreasonable. You may find that one or more respondents will seek to

The concept of insurance dates back many centuries and is believed to have its roots in early China. Merchants ferrying goods down the Yangtze River faced strong rapids at certain points. Some boats would inevitably be overturned, and cargo lost. As a means of reducing risk, merchants would often agree to distribute their loads into

Professional indemnity insurance (PI) has come to our attention again. Councils are concerned as to appropriate levels required of their consultants. On the other hand, consultants feel that the levels required by councils (together with liability and indemnity requirements) are often not that reasonable. Further, Local Government Procurement (LGP) has learnt that insurers are becoming