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  • Procurement Says No Ep37 It's the economy, stupid

    Procurement Says No Ep37 It's the economy, stupid
    Dec 5 2025
    Rich and Ed welcome super duper guest Dr John Glen to answer the question "how's the big global economy doing at the moment?".

    John is visiting professor at Cranfield University and Chief Economist at CIPS so he answers a load of other questions too, such as: is economic reconfiguration inevitable; what's the longer term economic view; is this the end of liberal democracy; how to sum up the UK budget; is it the end for the UN, COP30, G20 (delete where applicable); how do we grow the UK economy; and can global protectionism ever be successful?

    It all sounds very serious. But fear not, because we've kept it lighthearted and tried to ignore that we're all doomed.

    We've also got news from McKinsey and Magenta Associates on the use of AI tools - and it's all a bit obvious really! And news about the German defence industry circumventing EU procurement rules; plus exciting threshold changes in the UK's public procurement and, shock - possible corruption in the Chinese defence industry.

    Can you afford NOT to listen? We don't think so.

    And hope you like the blue logo!

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    49 min
  • Ask Rich & Ed Ep15 - How do I change management?

    Ask Rich & Ed Ep15 - How do I change management?
    Nov 17 2025
    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 15 we continue a theme all about consultants and you ask - what's the wort part of being a consultant; how to tender a consulting engagement (with thanks to Liam Neilson); and how to measure the value add of a change management programme.

    All of the procurement questions, all of the time.

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    8 min
  • Procurement Says No Vids Ep9 No elaboration

    Procurement Says No Vids Ep9 No elaboration
    Nov 17 2025
    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 me - ha, no elaboration and plenty repetition.

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    1 min
  • Procurement Says No Ep36 AI Cyber Monkeys

    Procurement Says No Ep36 AI Cyber Monkeys
    Nov 4 2025
    Well, if there are themes in procurement at the moment then they are AI, cyber and something else - possibly monkeys. Rich and Ed discuss two of these in depth - including whether we'll ever have an AI procurement companion-bot.

    We have news on what CAPS data is telling us now about how procurement people spend their time (same old); how Peter Smith is finding sex-bots; less chocolate on your Club (and Penguin); and THREE insightful surveys brought to you courtesy of 100 CIPS procurement people in a room in Birmingham.

    We also find out that we reached "peak procurement" in 1985. Apparently.

    We have more questions from listeners - this time on cyber insurance, outsourcing cyber defence and what exactly is a SOW? (Spoiler - not a pig).

    Plus some incredible thought leadership to help you create a procurement vision and develop your organisation using the "Procurement Sophistication Nexus".

    Plus double plus Diella, the AI procurement bot from Albania, makes an appearance (sort of).

    All this plus plus plus more crap procurement jokes.

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    38 min
  • Procurement Says No Vids Ep8 Autonomic response

    Procurement Says No Vids Ep8 Autonomic response
    Oct 20 2025
    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 me - ha, the autonomic response!



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    1 min
  • Ask Rich & Ed Ep14 - Bluffer's guide to Consulting

    Ask Rich & Ed Ep14 - Bluffer's guide to Consulting
    Oct 15 2025
    Lots more questions from Procurement Says No - the world's best procurement podcast.

    Now in a series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.

    In episode 14 you ask what's the best part of being a consultant; and whether you can bluff your way in consulting (er, yes).

    With thanks to Nigel Viney

    All of the procurement questions, all of the time.

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    7 min
  • Procurement Says No Ep35 Rich and Ed confront the psychic wall of energy

    Procurement Says No Ep35 Rich and Ed confront the psychic wall of energy
    Oct 13 2025
    It's all gone a bit psychic energy crazy, as Rich and Ed invite spritual mentor and intuitive business coach Aude Firmin to talk to the dead (and accounts), do some live reiki healing and generally improve our shakra.

    Channel your business strategy with Aude, improve your intuition and discover that rejection is redirection.

    Enter the land of fluffy bunnies with us - you don't need psychodelic drugs, or even a valid PO, to get some spiritual healing with Aude.

    We also have some news from Starbucks and their use of AI to count stuff in warehouses; shock news as it turns out post award contract management in the UK public sector isn't brilliant; cyber attacks happening all over the place; and some waffle about the UK Government's AI IT services tender.

    There'll be interruptions, mysterious phone calls, black cats and more - so tune in and have your astral projection realligned!

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    45 min
  • Procurement Says No Vids Ep7 Will AI Diella replace my procurement job?

    Procurement Says No Vids Ep7 Will AI Diella replace my procurement job?
    Sep 29 2025
    Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is the audio-only version.

    They're on TikTok in full glorious video.

    Diella is the new Albanian Minister for Public Procurement and an AI bot. She's here to take your job.


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    1 min