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  • 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
  • Procurement Says No Ep34 - The Secret Buyer

    Procurement Says No Ep34 - The Secret Buyer
    Sep 22 2025
    Rich and Ed are back with more news, advice and answers to the crazy goings-on in the world of procurement.

    Including very exciting news from Renault - their new CEO is an ex-procurement person. Woohoo. News that some people will never learn - as the UK Government gives Fujitsu more contracts, worth £281m. And some reaction to US tariffs - or it was already planned, honest - as Mars invests $2bn in US manufacturing across its pet care and snacking division by the end of 2026.

    Some legal stuff where suppliers to the public sector "win" after seeking commercially sensitive information; and "win" by being reinstated after being blacklisted.

    And lots more questions from our listener around the world - including advice on buying a trench; which is best: desk research or going out to tender when looking to optimise costs; what to do when you receive reports of modern slavery in your supply chain; and some possibly dodgy behaviour from a boss who seems to be a little too close to a supplier.


    Plus a new feature "The Secret Buyer" where anonymous listeners tell us their stories of best and worst practice. One involves a confused MD who is trying but failing to help; and one a confused business owner who thinks he's an expert negotiator but unfortunately isn't. So mostly worst practice then.

    This all works in practice but will it work in theory?





    Now with incidental royalty-free background music!



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    40 min