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    Defence procurement ‘broken’ and needs 'root and branch reform', MPs say
    19 Apr Commercial

    Defence procurement ‘broken’ and needs 'root and branch reform', MPs say

    MPs warn of "optimism-bias" budgeting, cycle of costly delay and failure, and skills shortage
    by Tevye Markson
    Motorola removed from government strategic suppliers list following ESN exit
    18 May Commercial
    Motorola removed from government strategic suppliers list following ESN exit
    CCS defends Digital Marketplace closure and pledges to ‘reinstate transparency’
    05 May Commercial
    CCS defends Digital Marketplace closure and pledges to ‘reinstate transparency’
    Cabinet Office launches £12m project to move all data and users from Google to Microsoft
    19 Apr Commercial
    Cabinet Office launches £12m project to move all data and users from Google to Microsoft
    Cabinet Office to set up conversion-therapy support helpline
    17 Feb 2022 Commercial
    Cabinet Office to set up conversion-therapy support helpline
    Contract notice seeks provider for phone and web service for victims ahead of legal ban
    Specialist consultants called in to help with Covid public inquiry comms strategy Exclusive
    17 Feb 2022 Commercial
    Specialist consultants called in to help with Covid public inquiry comms strategy
    Agency to provide advice on media relations and a consultation on the public inquiry's terms of reference
    Gavin Williamson referred firm that won £1.7m PPE contract to VIP lane, DHSC admits
    14 Feb 2022 Commercial
    Gavin Williamson referred firm that won £1.7m PPE contract to VIP lane, DHSC admits
    Department says it mistakenly left the company off a list of those referred to the high-priority lane in November
    Randox lobbying scandal: Chisholm ‘disappointed’ in DHSC’s procurement process for £500m contracts
    08 Feb 2022 Commercial
    Randox lobbying scandal: Chisholm ‘disappointed’ in DHSC’s procurement process for £500m contracts
    Cabinet Office perm sec’s concerns revealed as Owen Paterson’s lobbying texts published
    Learning from moonshots: what a mission-oriented approach to policymaking really looks like
    02 Feb 2022 Commercial
    Learning from moonshots: what a mission-oriented approach to policymaking really looks like
    From industrial strategies and booster campaigns to levelling up, government announcements are full of "missions" at the moment. Theo Curtis, an economist at the business department, digs behind the buzz
    DHSC writes off £8.7bn of pandemic PPE
    01 Feb 2022 Commercial
    DHSC writes off £8.7bn of pandemic PPE
    The losses included £2.5bn spent on PPE that was not suitable for the NHS or in care settings
    MPs demand more transparency over £1bn private hospitals deal
    28 Jan 2022 Commercial
    MPs demand more transparency over £1bn private hospitals deal
    NHS England chief rapped for failure to publish ministerial direction letter on time
    Greensill report a 'cynical attempt to distract from real issues', Jeremy Heywood's widow says
    24 Jan 2022 Commercial
    Greensill report a 'cynical attempt to distract from real issues', Jeremy Heywood's widow says
    In a new chapter of the late cabinet secretary's biography, Suzanne Heywood details her attempts to give evidence to the Boardman review
    2022: The year that procurement drives significant societal change Partner Content
    24 Jan 2022 Commercial
    2022: The year that procurement drives significant societal change
    Proxima recently sat down with procurement leaders from both the public and private sector, including Simon Tse of the Crown Commercial Service, to discuss the trends to keep an eye on for 2022
    Consultants still make up a quarter of test and trace workforce as bosses admit jobs 'less attractive' to civil servants
    19 Jan 2022 Commercial
    Consultants still make up a quarter of test and trace workforce as bosses admit jobs 'less attractive' to civil servants
    Significant progress made on cutting consultant numbers, but short-term roles and secondments deter officials from applying
    High Court rules 'VIP lane' for PPE procurement unlawful
    12 Jan 2022 Commercial
    High Court rules 'VIP lane' for PPE procurement unlawful
    Some firms marked as high priority for contracts with "no objectively justifiable grounds for expediting the offer", court finds
    Tory peer ‘secretly involved’ with firm that won £200m in PPE contracts after she referred it to ‘VIP lane’
    07 Jan 2022 Commercial
    Tory peer ‘secretly involved’ with firm that won £200m in PPE contracts after she referred it to ‘VIP lane’
    Companies in the fast-track lane were 14 times more likely to win contracts than other suppliers, according to the NAO
    Gareth Rhys Williams on 2021's toughest trials: 'maintaining morale (and gallows humour) in the face of scrutiny'
    31 Dec 2021 Commercial
    Gareth Rhys Williams on 2021's toughest trials: 'maintaining morale (and gallows humour) in the face of scrutiny'
    2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. Government's chief commercial officer tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid while pushing ahead with new challenges
    ‘Lessons we’ve learned will stand us in good stead’: CCS chief Simon Tse looks back on 2021
    21 Dec 2021 Commercial
    ‘Lessons we’ve learned will stand us in good stead’: CCS chief Simon Tse looks back on 2021
    2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The Crown Commercial Service chief executive tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid while pushing ahead with new challenges
    MoD spent millions on Afghan crisis charter flights Exclusive
    16 Dec 2021 Commercial
    MoD spent millions on Afghan crisis charter flights
    Ministry closed five short-notice whole-aircraft charter agreements over nine days in August
    New year, new era. Public Procurement sets up for 2022 Sponsored
    14 Dec 2021 Commercial
    New year, new era. Public Procurement sets up for 2022
    The transformation public procurement has undergone over the past 12 months is remarkable. Simon Payne, client director at Proxima, discusses what developments have instigated the movement towards a more sustainable and value-driven future
    Lack of digital know-how at top of government contributes to IT failures, MPs say
    10 Dec 2021 Commercial
    Lack of digital know-how at top of government contributes to IT failures, MPs say
    Public Accounts Committee highlights failure to understand issue of decades-old ‘legacy’ systems used in border control and state pension
    Gareth Rhys Williams launches the Government Commercial Function Strategy 2021-2025 Sponsored
    09 Dec 2021 Commercial
    Gareth Rhys Williams launches the Government Commercial Function Strategy 2021-2025
    Central to this strategy is a focus on transforming the public procurement regime, harnessing and using data as a strategic asset for decision-making
    Companies that fail to deliver could be banned from winning public contracts
    07 Dec 2021 Commercial
    Companies that fail to deliver could be banned from winning public contracts
    Cabinet Office unveils plans for ‘simpler, clearer and more flexible’ procurement rules
    Former GDS chief gets green light to advise McKinsey
    03 Dec 2021 Commercial
    Former GDS chief gets green light to advise McKinsey
    Kevin Cunnington's role at management consultancy will be limited to the Middle East

    BEIS slammed by MPs for ‘pointlessly rushed’ green homes scheme
    01 Dec 2021 Commercial
    BEIS slammed by MPs for ‘pointlessly rushed’ green homes scheme
    Public Accounts Committee chair says scheme’s flaws "should have been blindingly obvious to the department"
    Gareth Rhys Williams on how the government is using procurement to drive its net zero strategy Partner Content
    29 Nov 2021 Commercial
    Gareth Rhys Williams on how the government is using procurement to drive its net zero strategy
    Part I: Proxima sits down with the government’s Chief Commercial Officer to discuss its plan to transform the way that procurement operates to achieve the net zero emissions by 2050 target
    Delivering social value and catalysing change: An interview with Malcolm Dare Partner Content
    19 Nov 2021 Commercial
    Delivering social value and catalysing change: An interview with Malcolm Dare
    Proxima speaks to the National Highways Executive Director of Commercial & Procurement about how his organisation uses its position to deliver positive change
    Cabinet Office explores creation of £5m digital platform to manage all government grants
    18 Nov 2021 Commercial
    Cabinet Office explores creation of £5m digital platform to manage all government grants
    Department claims system would "completely reset the way in which government, public sector bodies, charities, SMEs and citizens interact"
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