The UK faces More COVID Controversies and Doubles Down on Social Procurement, the CBC Spotlights the NWT’s Procurement System, and Japan Conducts Bid-Rigging Raids in Hiroshima

By Paul Emanuelli and Lisa Kuechler

In this week’s newsreel, the UK faces more COVID controversies and doubles down on social procurement, the CBC spotlights the NWT’s procurement system, Nova Scotia stonewalls on its COVID stimulus plans, the EC adopts joint procurement for COVID drugs, Barbados releases new unsolicited bid protocols, and Japan conducts bid-rigging raids in Hiroshima.

UK Government Accused of COVID Cronyism

Small UK Firm Gets Big COVID Sole-Source

UK Adopts Social Benefits Criteria for Procurement

CBC Features NWT’s Procurement System

Nova Scotia Stonewalls on COVID Stimulus Spending

EC Signs Joint Procurement for COVID Drugs

Barbados Adopts New Rules for Unsolicited Bids

Japan’s FTC Cracks Down on Hiroshima Bid-Rigging