White Papers

Cognitive Diversity

In this white paper David Loseby focuses on cognitive diversity and the role it can play in solving problems and creating competitive advantage in procurement and supply chain management. David highlights...

Surviving IR35: The 2021 Contracting Ecosystem

On 6 April 2021 IR35 came into effect for the private sector. This follows changes to the public sector in 2017. So what does this mean for the contractor? Who...

Pandemic – Impact on Bid Management

Has the Pandemic Helped Re-Shape Best Practices in Procurement and Bid Management? Yesterday marked a year since the UK went into its first lockdown. It’s been a year like no...

It’s Time for Procurement to Disrupt and Diversify

DEI in Procurement - “Procurement leadership places 195th out of 202 occupations reviewed for ethnic diversity.” Policy Exchange 2017 In this white paper Nicola Greenwood argues that procurement has a...

Bringing in a Procurement Consultancy?

Barkers Commercial Services offer procurement consultancy services to a wide range of clients within the UK from across a variety of sectors. The team understands that it is crucial that...

Procurement Value Proposition

Procurement Value Proposition - Barkers Commercial Services are leading experts in procurement. The team understands what an accomplished procurement department looks like. Crucially, they know how best to achieve success...

Boosting Profitability with Better Category Management

In an environment where many organisations are suffering from “demand shock” with revenues and profits under significant pressure and at the mercy of forces which are beyond their ability to...

Why Embracing Innovation Makes Good Business Sense

There has never been a more pressing time to be embracing innovation in Business. Innovation comes in many forms, and in this white paper Gill Smallman, Senior Managing Consultant at...

SME Finance – Emerge from Lockdown Stronger

The impact of COVID19 continues to be widely felt across the economy with SMEs facing many and varied unique challenges. The FSB Small Business Index reports that in the last...

Develop Your Professional Procurement Expertise

A Network of Experts At Barkers, we are proud to name industry-recognised experts amongst our team, and we build sustainable relationships with our Associates, even when they are working on...