The Welsh Assembley Government and supply management company, BravoSolution, have announced a collaboration to deliver a key component of xchangewales for a minimum of four years.
The partnership is part of a change in procurement across the public sector in Wales that will see BravoSolution providing eSourcing solutions including eTendering, eEvaluation (provided by partner Commerce Decisions), Vendor Management and eContract Management through the xchangewales - eTendering web portal.
The tools allow buyers from central and local government, the NHS, emergency services and Higher and Further Education to deal online directly with suppliers and 200 buyers have been trained to procure online.
Robert Knapman, Head of eCommerce for OGCbuying.solutions commented, “The Welsh Assembly Government’s Value Wales team is a progressive force in public sector procurement, adopting a pilot for eSourcing two years ago, and then being one of the first to adopt the full suite, including Vendor and Contract Management across a diverse range of public sector organisations. They are also actively involved in looking at ways to collaborate and share best practice across the sector, educating colleagues on ways to succeed.”
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