Commercial

Cabinet Office seeks supplier to fulfil two-year contract

Department chief will oversee a "growing portfolio of financial investments in housing and infrastructure delivery", according to job advert

NAO says department ‘faces delivery and coordination challenges’ when it relies on others deliver public services

Site in Sunningdale will be turned into homes and retirement apartments

Report blasts "incomplete and inaccurate" understanding of conditions and flags £916m backlog of major repairs

Proportion of money spent with small firms continues to rebound

Chinese vendor will remain excluded from so-called core areas of the network

Plans for reform also include consistent use of cross-disciplinary teams in departments as contracts are signed

More than two-thirds surveyed predict a surge in business from government, councils and health service

Watchdog says keenness to proceed with Liverpool project led to deal being struck before construction failings were known

Officials failed to learn lessons as cost of projects rockets by 115%, NAO says

Evaluation underway after warnings that contract with operator Arriva may collapse within months