Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cabinet Office explains decision to outsource contract
15 Apr Commercial

Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cabinet Office explains decision to outsource contract

Cabinet Office update says Capita won contract based on past performance, price and value for money
by Tevye Markson
MoD planning 'phased approach' to Ajax restart
28 Apr Commercial
MoD planning 'phased approach' to Ajax restart
Cabinet Office told Capita to prepare for six-figure pensions backlog, firm acknowledges
26 Mar Commercial
Cabinet Office told Capita to prepare for six-figure pensions backlog, firm acknowledges
Public interest test 'will end outsourcing by default' of government contracts
26 Mar Commercial
Public interest test 'will end outsourcing by default' of government contracts
NAO to probe government’s PPE procurement amid concern £150m spent on 'unusable' masks
07 Aug 2020 Commercial
NAO to probe government’s PPE procurement amid concern £150m spent on 'unusable' masks
Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove says officials ‘balanced the urgent need for PPE with the requirement to obtain value for money’
Public sector procurement sets the tone for navigating the post-COVID world Sponsored
27 Jul 2020 Commercial
Public sector procurement sets the tone for navigating the post-COVID world
While private sector organisations must reevaluate their frameworks for durability, the public sector is much better placed to make the necessary changes for a world post-COVID, argues Proxima's Simon Payne
Substitutability: Maybe government is less unique than it imagines Sponsored
06 Jul 2020 Commercial
Substitutability: Maybe government is less unique than it imagines
Is it in our best interests to assume our needs are unique, or should government procurement professionals look to ‘best fit’ substitutes? New observations from Proxima’s Guy Strafford, EVP
Renationalising outsourced services could improve quality and reliability, think tank says
19 Jun 2020 Commercial
Renationalising outsourced services could improve quality and reliability, think tank says

IfG report encouraging government to re-examine contracts comes as MoJ plans to bring probation services back in house
Public bodies may underestimate costs and complexity of ending PFI contracts – NAO
10 Jun 2020 Commercial
Public bodies may underestimate costs and complexity of ending PFI contracts – NAO

“Infrastructure could return to the public sector in an unsatisfactory condition and services could be disrupted,” watchdog warns
Departments use Brexit contracts to bring in consultants for Covid-19 support Exclusive
09 Jun 2020 Commercial
Departments use Brexit contracts to bring in consultants for Covid-19 support

Cabinet Office sets up “commercial clearing hub” where departments can bid for consultants
MPs slam MoD's 'utter failure' to improve contract management as nuclear project costs soar
18 May 2020 Commercial
MPs slam MoD's 'utter failure' to improve contract management as nuclear project costs soar

'The department knows it can’t go on like this,' says PAC chair
Labour demands ‘transparency and accountability’ over Covid-19 contracts handed to private sector
15 May 2020 Commercial
Labour demands ‘transparency and accountability’ over Covid-19 contracts handed to private sector

"The value and performance of government contracts... is a matter of public interest," shadow Cabinet Office minister says
Perm sec issues clarification on EU medical equipment scheme
22 Apr 2020 Commercial
Perm sec issues clarification on EU medical equipment scheme

FCO chief Sir Simon McDonald says he “inadvertently and wrongly” told MPs the UK had opted out of a procurement scheme
Unions call for public inquiry into ‘grotesque failure’ of PPE for health workers
21 Apr 2020 Commercial
Unions call for public inquiry into ‘grotesque failure’ of PPE for health workers

"Government must sort out the PPE crisis urgently," TUC chair says
Boris Johnson appoints PPE 'tsar' amid growing concerns over shortages for frontline NHS staff
20 Apr 2020 Commercial
Boris Johnson appoints PPE 'tsar' amid growing concerns over shortages for frontline NHS staff

Boris Johnson has appointed a PPE 'tsar' to boost manufacturing of protective equipment needed to protect NHS staff amid growing concerns supplies in hospitals are running low
Union claims victory in push to keep MoD services in-house
19 Apr 2020 Commercial
Union claims victory in push to keep MoD services in-house

PCS says department has reversed plans to outsource a range of veterans’ services after campaign work