Commercial

Mike Parsons takes top role at Government Property Unit as it prepares to launch Government Property Agency

Senior officials defend rationale for new GPS tags but admit major failings of project now delayed by more than five years 

Document from Government Commercial Function offers advice on how to best to decouple from monolithic contracts

HMRC staff reviewed 73,000 stopped or amended tax-credit claims and closed a further 181,000 cases after meltdown of outsourced fraud-and-error checking contract

Tax department chief reveals HMRC has requested but not received more details on the Paradise Papers document leak on offshore investment

Figures show that spending with smaller firms fell for over half of Whitehall departments that reported figures

Reform think tank argues for greater devolution of powers to buy healthcare, employment, skills and offender management services

Number of parts moved between Navy vessels has increased by 50% in five years say auditors

National Audit Office warns shortage of key commercial and cost assurance experts could jeopardise £1.7bn savings target from non-competitive contracts

International development secretary and top officials insist department is pioneering transparency standards in government

Behavioural Insights Team annual report details its work with departments, including ‘TripAdvisor-style’ feedback tool to help CCS boost spend with SMEs