Government Contracts, Tesla & ABX: Top 5 Procurement Stories

Everything from Amazon Business Exchange's Opening Keynote

At Amazon Business Exchange 2026, leaders from across Europe came together at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to discuss the future of procurement.

The opening keynotes looked at the work Amazon Business has completed since its last exchange in 2025 and provided an insight into what is coming next for the technology giants.

Storme Martin, Head of Marketing, UK & EU CPS at Amazon, welcomed people to the opening session. He said it was his honour to bring together “many forward thinking procurement professionals from different industries to share ideas and drive innovation.

"The Amazon Business Exchange was set up with one simple but powerful vision, to bring people together and create a space to share experiences, success stories and to learn from each other.”

AECOM Gains Significant Deal in UK Government CPS2 Framework

AECOM, a trusted global infrastructure leader, has been appointed to the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Construction Professional Services 2 (CPS2) Framework.

This marks the second time the company has been appointed to the four-year framework, securing a position on nine lots, as opposed to five in 2021.

Through this deal, central government departments and public sector bodies can directly access technical advisory, design and project management services across their building projects. 

Tesla & NatPower’s Landmark Energy Storage Deal

NatPower, the independent energy infrastructure platform, has entered into a multi-year supply and execution agreement with Tesla covering more than 25 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) across European markets. These projects will be owned by NatPower and sited in Italy and the UK.

"Tesla is excited to partner with NatPower on this long-term agreement. They have a strong vision for scaling battery deployments quickly and efficiently across Europe," says Mike Snyder, VP of Energy and Charging at Tesla.

"Our team of experts are helping accelerate these deployments through our vertically integrated offering, providing hardware, software, construction, trading optimisation and service to bring projects online faster and ensure they operate smoothly throughout the lifetime of the product."

HICX CEO, Dafydd Llewellyn on Sustainable Procurement Policy

Dafydd Llewellyn is the Chief Executive Officer at HICX, a leading global platform for enterprise supplier data management. An accomplished SaaS industry veteran, Dafydd brings decades of experience scaling high-growth software organisations.

Before taking the helm at HICX to steer its next chapter of global expansion and product innovation, he held prominent international leadership positions, serving as General Manager of EMEA at insightsoftware and Managing Director of EMEA for SAP Concur.

Known for his keen go-to-market acumen and strategic leadership, he is dedicated to helping enterprises master complex supplier data and leverage AI to drive supply chain efficiency.

In this Q&A, we sit down with Dafydd to discuss sustainable procurement policy.

How Coupa, Rossum and Accenture Unified Eurowag's Finance

Rapid corporate growth is a double-edged sword. While it signals market success, it frequently leaves finance, procurement and IT departments grappling with a fragmented web of legacy systems, siloed operations and critical blind spots in spend visibility. For global enterprises, these operational inefficiencies quickly manifest as delayed supplier payments, compliance errors and compromised budget control.

This was the exact challenge facing Eurowag, a leading force in the commercial road transport sector. Tasked with managing 60 distinct global entities, the company found itself hindered by disconnected processes and a heavy reliance on manual overhead.

To break through this operational ceiling, Eurowag leveraged the powerhouse ecosystem of Coupa, Accenture and Rossum. This long-standing alliance recently entered an exciting new chapter following Coupa's landmark acquisition of Rossum – a natural evolution of years of successful technical integration that promises to redefine automated spend management.

Sam Overton, Regional Vice President at Rossum, who is taking part in the webinar, says: "This was seen by all parties as an ideal opportunity to deploy best-in-class solutions across the whole P2P process, and really allow Eurowag to benefit from two best-in-class solutions – compounding and maximising their investment.

"Automation built on a foundation of AI can absolutely change AP from a cost centre to a value-driven function."

On 8 July 2026 (10:30 BST / 11:30 CEST), Procurement Magazine will host an exclusive webinar detailing how Eurowag dismantled its operational silos and establish a future-proof finance architecture.