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Final Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-27: What’s changed – and what it means for public sector buyers and suppliers
The first multi-year settlement in a decade reshapes council funding, resets business rates and tackles historic SEND deficits - who gains, and who loses?
All I Want for Christmas Is a Deadline Extension – The Public Sector’s Festive Tender Problem
Is Christmas finally off-limits for tender deadlines, or are bid teams still paying the price?
Autumn 2025 Budget Breakdown: Where the Money’s Going, Market by Market
What did the Budget really fund? We break down the numbers and the opportunities for public sector suppliers.
Open Data: UK Public Sector Third-Party Spend by Organisation, Jul 24 – Jun 25
This latest release reinforces our commitment to open data, providing third-party public sector spend for the period July 2024 to June 2025.
Oxygen Volunteers Join Let’s Feed Brum to Support Birmingham’s Homeless Community
Oxygen volunteers helped serve breakfasts, distribute essential supplies, and connect with people experiencing homelessness in Birmingham.
Competitive Flexible Procedure: The Rise of The New Look Tender Process for Public Authorities
We look at the new Competitive Flexible Procedure and evaluate what it means for public procurement.
Resources
Guides
Writing a Winning Bid: A Bid Prompts Card Deck For Firms Who Sell To The Public Sector
This card deck help firms prepare work-winning bids, covering themes such as buying criteria, risk management, social value & sustainability. …
Webinar
How To Create The Perfect Pipeline Management Process (or How To Create Order From Chaos)
Increasing demands on the public purse continue to put procurement teams under pressure. But with budgets continuing to shrink, strategic management of ever-growing pipelines and …
Blog
Net-Zero Driving Growth in Council EV Opportunities
As councils get ready for net-zero there has been a significant rise in EV Chargepoint and Infrastructure opportunities over the last 3 months. …
Webinar
How To Use Public Sector Transparency Data To Supercharge Your Sales
There has never been more data available to someone selling into the public sector. But with so much data available in so many different forms …
