Procurement Says No

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The Act of Procurement part 2 - Ask Rich & Ed Ep19 Feb 23, 2026

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We get lots of questions from our listener on Procurement Says No...now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.
In episode 19 it's actually Ask Verity (White) & Graeme (Hunter) again - experts on the brilliant Procurement Act which brings bureaucracy and inefficiency to all things public procurement in the UK.
Recorded waaaaay back in September 2024 - see if you can tell which bits of the Act have now been significantly improved following feedback from users (clue - none).
Is there any data to show whether public procurement rues enhance or stifle competition?
What are the rules on publishing notices and conract awards?
Why don't we just scrap all this nonsense?
What are the best and worst bits of the new Act?
All of the procurement questions, all of the time.
www.procurementsaysno.com
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Suppliers Don't Walk Away - Procurement Says No Vids Ep13 Feb 18, 2026

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Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.
They're on TikTok and YouTube in full glorious video.
Will your supplier ever walk away?
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The Act of Procurement part 1 - Ask Rich & Ed Ep18 Feb 11, 2026

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We get lots of questions from our listener on Procurement Says No...now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.
In episode 18 it's actually Ask Verity (White) & Graeme (Hunter) - experts on the brilliant Procurement Act which brings bureaucracy and inefficiency to all things public procurement in the UK.
Recorded waaaaay back in September 2024 - see if you can tell which bits of the Act have now been significantly improved following feedback from users (clue - none).
Will the Act make it easier for SMEs?
What's the new system like?
Why do we need all these rules?
Will there be new best practice?
Will the new framework timescales drive better value?
You can probably guess the answers!
All of the procurement questions, all of the time.
www.procurementsaysno.com
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The Art of Persuasion #B Conviction - Procurement Says No Vids Ep12 Feb 09, 2026

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Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.
They're on TikTok and YouTube in full glorious video.
The second of two mini-vids on the art of persuasion - conviction.
Talk with conviction and your supplier will respect your authoritar.
But don't be shouty.
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Build a procurement platform aka End of Alchemie - Procurement Says No Ep40 Feb 02, 2026

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Rich and Ed welcome Alex Jennings from the Alchemie Network to explain what went right and what went wrong with the world's best procurement ex-online network; including the weather (how very British); the history of Alex; Alchemie's inspiration (mainly boredom) and principles; "THE ALGORITHM"; and whether subscription models will save the world.
We've also got a tonne of news including "Enshittification"; Tonkean's view of AI growth; AI's role in procurement and its lack of prioritisation; EU defence spending; Jacobs buys PA Consulting to improve biscuit management; and bourbon (not biscuits) sales and knickers down in the US in a race to the bottom. And lots of mentions of Grok and our now abandoned Naked Procurement group.
So many insights into the crazy world of procurement, you will learn sooooo much - so it'd be quite silly to miss this one.
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Price models - cap and collar - Ask Rich & Ed Ep17 Jan 22, 2026

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We get lots of questions from our listener on Procurement Says No...now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food. Except in headphone cans, not actual cans. Sort of.
In episode 17 we have still so much to share about consultants, and you ask - would we recommend a risk and reward/gainshare approach; how to spot "land and expand"; and how to negotiate with an incumbent consultancy.
All of the procurement questions, all of the time.
www.procurementsaysno.com
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The Art of Persuasion #1 Conditioning - Procurement Says No Vids Ep11 Jan 19, 2026

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Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.
They're on TikTok in full glorious video.
The first of two mini-vids on the art of persuasion - condition or repetition. Or conditioning.
Or repetition.
What was your saving target again?
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Predicting the predictable - Procurement Says No Ep39 Jan 05, 2026

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Last year (and the year before) Rich and Ed made a whole load of procurement predictions - and a few others. Now it's crunch time as we find out how many came true.
Virtually all of them it turns out. What a pair of prediction-genius-types!

ESG - correct
Tariffs - correct
Befriending IT - correct
Obvious stuff from CAPS and Deloitte is true - correct
Recession in the West - well, close
COP30 - correct
Amazon - correct
A mysterious leader will emerge from the sea and form an aquatic emprie - correct (sort of)
Kearney talking nonsense - correct
CIPs resurgence (helped by us of course) - correct

And now we have a whole load of more predictions - so get ready to place your bets - possibly everything on black Or was it red?
So, just by listening to Procurement Says No you can potentially make millions of dollars in bet winnings by gambling your house on our predictions (which we don't recommend by the way).
P.s. We're not sure if "bug people from the moon will eat all the cheese on Earth" will be accurate but it still stands in our list.
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Are you interimming? Ask Rich & Ed Ep16 Dec 22, 2025

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...no it's just the way I walk.
We get lots of questions from our listener on Procurement Says No...now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food. Except in headphone cans, not actual cans. Sort of.
In episode 16 we are still banging on about consultants, and you ask - is it better to use a big global consultancy (discuss); how to deal with a stakeholder who used to work for a consultancy they now want to use; why IT enterprise software vendors don't do their own implementations; would we recommend a career in interim management; and how best to use interims in your procurement function.
All of the procurement questions, all of the time.
www.procurementsaysno.com
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Let the lie go - Procurement Says No Vids Ep10 Dec 19, 2025

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Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.
They're on TikTok in full glorious video.
How will I know if my supplier is lying to you?
Watch out for them "letting the lie go"!
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