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The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is mulling the possibility of splitting up a planned £6.6bn programme to maintain and improve service family accommodation. Plans from the Ministry of Defence body cover responsive repairs, property refurbishment, management of a capital investment regeneration programme, statutory compliance services and grounds maintenance for service family accommodation. The DIO said in a market engagement notice that it was considering breaking the programme into multiple contracts, specifically by separating planned works from repairs and maintenance. Feedback from suppliers will help shape the procurement strategy, contract structure and tender documentation before the competition is launched, it added. Interested contractors are being sought with experience of delivering repair and maintenance services for public sector landlords and a strong focus on customer service and safety. Suppliers wishing to participate must provide details of their organisation, relevant experience and areas of interest before completing the questionnaire. The DIO expects to begin the procurement in January 2027, with publication of the tender notice anticipated in early 2027.

# Consultancies merge in bid for growth. A specialist procurement and bid writing group has been launched following the merger of two established consultancies, creating what is claimed to be the UK’s largest dedicated bid writing business. Procurement Growth Group brings together Bolton-headquartered Thornton & Lowe and North East-based Executive Compass, combining specialist expertise in bid writing, tendering, procurement consultancy and bid software. Under the new structure, Thornton & Lowe founder Dave Thornton becomes group chief executive, while Executive Compass founder Neil Capstick takes on the role of group strategy director. “Bringing these businesses together is part of the group’s highly ambitious plans, and people should watch this space. “We are staying focused on procurement, tendering and business growth, and we will be driving hard to build on the strength, talent and reputation across the group. Christian added: “This is an exciting moment for our people, our clients and the wider bid writing and tendering market.

***BearingPoint has announced the appointment of 14 new Partners, reinforcing its growth strategy as it continues to expand its business across markets and industry segments in the years ahead.***. “Empowering people and developing the next generation of leaders is a core part of who we are and a key element of our values and Strategy 2030,” said Matthias Loebich, Managing Partner of BearingPoint. “Our new Partners are known for their excellent leadership, deep expertise, and strong commitment to our clients, our teams, our purpose, and the values of our firm. Commenting on the appointment: “As a Partner in our Enterprise SAP Transformation practice, I focus on delivering tangible value through complex, large-scale international transformation programs, while strengthening our footprint in the consumer goods, food and life sciences sectors. Commenting on the appointment: “In my role as Partner, I am committed to actively driving the growth of our Sourcing & Procurement practice and shaping the next generation of procurement.

Better workforce decisions start with better workforce intelligence - Triad Business Journal. * Become a Member It’s FREE! **For the exclusive use of**. # Better workforce decisions start with better workforce intelligence. Image 1: Better workforce decisions start with better workforce intelligenceexpand. It's knowing what to do with it. For procurement and operations leaders, workforce decisions have become business decisions. The real question should be, "Is our workforce strategy helping us operate more efficiently six months from now than it does today?". The most successful organizations are moving beyond transactional staffing relationships and looking for workforce partners who bring insight to the conversation. It gives procurement, operations, and HR leaders a common language to make better decisions together. Instead of discussing headcount alone, they begin talking about productivity, retention, workforce stability, and the long-term health of the operation. At Workforce Unlimited, we believe every workforce decision should be backed by insight, local market intelligence, and a genuine understanding of each client's operation.

***Boston Consulting Group, one of the world’s leading strategy and management consultancies, has significantly expanded its leadership team in the DACH region with the appointment of 15 new partners.***. Appointed as Managing Directors and Partners, the new leaders work across the firm’s offices in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) and operate across Boston Consulting Group’s functional practices and industry verticals. Expertise: railway, logistics and infrastructure with a focus on strategy and transformation. Expertise: financial services sector with a focus on strategy and transformation. Expertise: strategy, performance and transformation programs in the industrial goods sector. Expertise: strategy and transformations in telecom with a focus on B2C and B2B growth as well as digital and AI. Expertise: transformations with a focus on the automotive industry. Expertise: procurement and cost transformations in the industrial goods sector. Expertise: transformations in private equity portfolio companies with a focus on the consumer goods industry. Expertise: AI transformations in sales and customer service with a focus on technology, media and telecom companies.

For Varo Bank's Riva Bobrowsky, every vendor negotiation is ultimately about helping everyday Americans realise their financial power. Riva Bobrowsky, is Chief Procurement Officer at Varo Bank, in her role she is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end procurement lifecycle and vendor governance. “My primary objective is ensuring that as America's first all-digital, nationally chartered bank, our external vendor ecosystem operates with the same velocity, security and innovation as our internal technology stacks,” says Riva. My team works in lockstep with our Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Technology, the various business requestors and we collaborate with our Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) team to ensure that procurement fully supports and champions Varo’s risk program requirements,” says Riva. “Crucially, I realised immediately that building a successful function required integrating procurement as a strategic business partner,” says Riva. “Over the course of my career, I realised that procurement sits at the ultimate nexus of a company's strategy,” says Riva.

# Eni awards SLB OneSubsea major umbilical contract for Kutei North Hub. (WO) — SLB's **OneSubsea** joint venture has secured a contract from **Eni** North Ganal Limited to supply a steel tube umbilical system for the **Kutei North Hub** deepwater development offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The contract covers the engineering, procurement and manufacture of 94.6 km (58.8 mi) of steel tube umbilical designed for water depths of up to 2,200 m (7,218 ft). With a total system weight of approximately 6,700 tonnes, SLB said the project represents one of the largest umbilical contracts awarded in the offshore industry to date. The umbilical system is designed for a 10,000-psi operating pressure and includes the manufacture of a single continuous 30-km (18.6-mi) umbilical weighing approximately 2,100 tonnes, requiring specialized large-capacity carousel infrastructure for production and storage. The Kutei North Hub project is among the largest deepwater developments currently progressing in Southeast Asia and expands SLB OneSubsea's portfolio of subsea production infrastructure projects supporting offshore developments in the region.

# IHCL Reports 20 Signings And 11 Hotel Openings In Q1 2027 - Reaches A Portfolio Of 645 Hotels With Over 66,000 Keys. **Press Release - Hotel Development India**        Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL).html "Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) News and Articles"). **In Brief:** Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) has announced a robust start to 2027, with 20 new contracts and 11 hotel openings in the first quarter, expanding its portfolio to 645 properties and over 66,000 rooms. * IHCL Reports 20 Signings And 11 Hotel Openings In Q1 2027 - Reaches A Portfolio Of 645 Hotels With Over 66,000 Keys - Image Credit IHCL. **Indian Hotels Company (IHCL)**</strong> ") , India’s largest hospitality company, continues its growth momentum with the signing of 20 hotels in the first quarter of FY2027 reaching a portfolio of **645** hotels with an industry leading pipeline of **263** hotels.