Following an initial test period with the Cyd community, we’re ready for the Beta launch of the development website to support Wales’ procurement and commercial professionals
News
Continuing Cyd. What’s next?
An Alpha report has now been completed, the executive summary published and we now have agreement to extend the project to the end of March to continue delivery.
Blog by David Nicholson.
Building a Sustainable Future: Newport City Council’s Journey to Decarbonising Procurement
The need for public sector organisations to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 grows more urgent with each passing day. Public sector organisations have a responsibility to lead by example.
Guest blog by Theo Bishop, Newport City Council.
Why is procurement important if we want better public services in Wales?
We’ve been talking to Liz Lucas, Head of Customer and Digital Services at Caerphilly County Council about the role of procurement in supporting public service delivery.
Interview with Liz Lucas
Baking a better cake – unpacking and tackling CO2e in supply chains
The most recent assessment for 2020/21 calculated that the purchased goods and services (inc. works) we buy accounted for 87% of the Welsh Public Sector’s carbon footprint.
Blog by Brendan Burke.
Cyd, some unfinished business …
Looking back I find it incredible to think of all of the work that has gone into taking forward the recommendations forward. The pace has certainly picked up since Procurex last year. Cyd as a brand has now replaced the name Procurement Centre of Excellence.
Blog by David Nicholson.
Making a real difference to the capability and capacity of the procurement community
While the COVID-19 pandemic raised the profile of procurement as an important strategic lever to support organisational outcomes, it also placed huge challenges on procurement leaders, with recruitment and retention more difficult than ever because of talent shortages across the profession.
Blog by Rhian Rogers
Introducing Cydrannu
Cydrannu is name of our new knowledge sharing series for procurement and commercial professionals in Wales. Cydrannu means ‘sharing together’ in Welsh and is core to what Cyd is all about.
Public procurement’s vital role if we are to reach net zero by 2030
Before I started working on the Cyd (the new procurement centre of excellence for Wales) alpha project, I didn’t quite appreciate the enormous difference procurement teams across Wales could do to help us reach net zero by 2030.
Blog by Angharad Prys.
Launching a temporary home for Cyd
Today we’re launching a temporary website for Cyd along with Twitter and LinkedIn accounts to share progress and start conversations about the project.