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  • How to buy a car - Procurement Says No Vids Ep23

    How to buy a car - Procurement Says No Vids Ep23
    2026/08/06
    How to buy a car. Not necessarily a better car.

    Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.

    They're on TikTok and YouTube (shorts) in full glorious video.

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    1 分
  • AI Cyber battles, grenades, tariffs and diamonds - Procurement Says No Ep46

    AI Cyber battles, grenades, tariffs and diamonds - Procurement Says No Ep46
    2026/08/03
    Procurement Says No is now sponsored by Kodiak Hub - The SRM suite that makes you super smart. Check you out with your splendid fancy pants. www.KodiakHub.com

    Meanwhile it's almost time to set fire to the sky as various AI agents begin to attack one another in an "unprecedented" AI cyber-attack. Oooops. Don't worry, it's all contained in the sandbox, no wait...

    Also in this episode...
    • UK Military work out the best place to buy grenades. Not.
    • CIPS funds the promotion of deforestation-free procurement in Wales.
    • More Trump tariffs - this time for slavery in supply chains.
    • It turns out that diamonds aren't forever.
    • Who knew that the Suez Canal keeps closing and re-opening.
    • New UK Government - sort of.
    • Theme of resilience in procurement remains, er, resilient.
    • Sainsbury's chicken eggs white supremacy madness.

    All this plus more on our wonderful "Ask Rich and Ed bot" AI companion app - which will answer all of your questions with genius and brilliance. We couldn't believe it! You won't either - so click the link below to be amazed...

    https://mentaraiq.com/share/chatbot/0e874f81-612c-46e5-8c7d-b1a8fc7ee544

    And, yes there is a drone called the T-400. Not quite as good as the T-600. Yet.




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    29 分
  • Managing suppliers in administration - Ask Rich & Ed Ep27

    Managing suppliers in administration - Ask Rich & Ed Ep27
    2026/07/20
    We get lots of questions from our listener(s) on Procurement Says No. Now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.

    In episode 27 we have some random questions including:
    • How to cope with your company reducing its stance on ESG when you don't want to
    • How best to procure a kitchen renovation
    • How to manage suppliers in administration who you've already paid (oh dear)
    And we've specifically released ep27 after ep28, just to mix things up a little.

    All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Woohoo.

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    8 分
  • Negotiation Gambits #2 - Procurement Says No Vids Ep22

    Negotiation Gambits #2 - Procurement Says No Vids Ep22
    2026/07/14
    More Negotiation Gambits - get them here!
    • Limiting authority
    • Take it or leave it
    • Split the difference
    • Enjoy the silence
    Better negotiation!

    Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.

    They're on TikTok and YouTube (shorts) in full glorious video.

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    2 分
  • Sourcing IT services - Ask Rich & Ed Ep28

    Sourcing IT services - Ask Rich & Ed Ep28
    2026/07/06
    We get lots of questions from our listener(s) on Procurement Says No. Now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.

    In episode 28 we answer all your techy IT type questions:
    • How to go to market with a complex IT service made up of 7 existing different contracts
    • Renewing design software to avoid in-built inflationary increases
    • When to use an IT reseller rather than a prime contractor

    All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Woohoo.

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    9 分
  • Negotiation gambits #1 - Procurement Says No Vids Ep21

    Negotiation gambits #1 - Procurement Says No Vids Ep21
    2026/06/25
    Negotiation Gambits - get them here!
    • Good cop/Bad cop
    • The Flinch
    • The Nibble
    • Higher authority
    Better negotiation!

    Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.

    They're on TikTok and YouTube in full glorious video.

    Now sponsored by www.KodiakHub.com. Smartipants.

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    2 分
  • The World Cup, Politics and Procurement - Procurement Says No Ep45

    The World Cup, Politics and Procurement - Procurement Says No Ep45
    2026/06/22
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    In episode 45 Rich and Ed have a super dooper packed podcast - including some exciting World Cup procurement facts to share; techy news from Zip (cutting and pasting is bad); Coupa (buying everyone but not necessarily integrating them); Google (a lovely review of your favourite podcast); Berrow's Beige procurement book (yes, beige); and our very own AI procurement bot - COMING SOON.

    And we said we'd never do politics, so have lots to discuss and rant about including:
    • NHS carbon procurement targets and value-based procurement guidelines
    • UK defence industry enquiry stuff
    • EU defence procurement easing and harmonising (what?)
    • UK buys Russian fuel shock
    • So does EU shock
    • US economic growth and slavery tariffs
    AND we have another Secret Buyer - this time buying luxury goods in Edinburgh.

    AND we have the welcome return of Ask Rich & Ed - where we help our listener(s) negotiate with Trump on bombs and peace; and what to if your job is all about carbon reduction but your company is producing 120,000,000 plastic bottles which end up dumped in the sea.

    So much to talk about, so little time until the end of the World Cup, and indeed world (unless peace break out).

    GOAAAALLLLLLL.

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    33 分