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    LISTEN: Government commercial chief Gareth Rhys Williams on the procurement challenges of Covid

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    DIT perm sec launches investigation after department flouts Saudi Arabia military sales ban

    Probe comes after trade secretary apologises "unreservedly for the error" in granting two licences


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    16 Sep 2019 Commercial
    Perms secs urged to take charge of outsourcing to address 'repeated failures'

    IfG highlights outsourcing failures, but concludes blanket reversal would lose benefits of approach


    GDS picks large consultancies for series of £1m ‘urgent’ Brexit-support contracts
    13 Sep 2019 Commercial
    GDS picks large consultancies for series of £1m ‘urgent’ Brexit-support contracts

    Agency selects Deloitte, PA Consulting, and Cognizant for apparent ‘bench’ arrangements to provide on-demand personnel


    Manzoni reveals spending controls on Brexit communication drive
    11 Sep 2019 Commercial
    Manzoni reveals spending controls on Brexit communication drive

    Civil service chief says that assurance panel reflects the speed of the campaign launch


    Former Countryside Alliance chief confirmed in civil service brief at Cabinet Office
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    Former Countryside Alliance chief confirmed in civil service brief at Cabinet Office

    Cabinet Office details full brief of Simon Hart and other Cabinet Office ministers


    Ministry of Defence signs Deloitte to £2.5m support deal for new recruiting programme
    27 Aug 2019 Commercial
    Ministry of Defence signs Deloitte to £2.5m support deal for new recruiting programme

    Launch of initiative follows troubled engagement with Capita


    DfT insists new West Coast rail franchise is ‘departure from flawed system of the past’
    14 Aug 2019 Commercial
    DfT insists new West Coast rail franchise is ‘departure from flawed system of the past’

    Virgin Trains, which has run the line since privatisation, loses out to new operator including Italian state-owned firm


    Home Office offers £260m to run Gatwick immigration detention centres
    02 Aug 2019 Commercial
    Home Office offers £260m to run Gatwick immigration detention centres

    Bids sought after G4S contract was extended despite revelations of abuse at Brook House


    Head of UK Government Investments to chair MoD equipment agency
    31 Jul 2019 Commercial
    Head of UK Government Investments to chair MoD equipment agency

    Incoming chair pledges to "partner more effectively with private sector suppliers" at defence buying body


    DfT plans £300m no-deal framework to transport critical goods for four years post-Brexit
    31 Jul 2019 Commercial
    DfT plans £300m no-deal framework to transport critical goods for four years post-Brexit

    £300m spending cap accounts for possible frequency of “disruption events”, including border delays


    Just about managing: the history of management consultants in government
    23 Jul 2019 Commercial
    Just about managing: the history of management consultants in government

    Some surprising figures have invited management consultants into Whitehall over the past six decades, although their private-sector expertise has not always been directed where it was needed most


    Health department opens bids for £25m contracts to transport medicines in revised no-deal Brexit plan
    23 Jul 2019 Commercial
    Health department opens bids for £25m contracts to transport medicines in revised no-deal Brexit plan

    Government rethinks approach after DfT's attempt to secure freight capacity for first Brexit deadline 'cost £85m'


    Treasury ends reviews of Whitehall off-payroll staff after IR35 introduced
    23 Jul 2019 Commercial
    Treasury ends reviews of Whitehall off-payroll staff after IR35 introduced

    Liz Truss says IR35 regulations for the whole public sector render specific oversight for departments unnecessary


    Four in five major government suppliers 'could face ban' under prompt-payment regulations
    22 Jul 2019 Commercial
    Four in five major government suppliers 'could face ban' under prompt-payment regulations

    Tussell analysis finds 90% of contracts worth £5m or more went to contractors that didn't pay their suppliers on time


    Home Office’s ‘unhealthy good news culture’ blamed for Emergency Services Network delays
    17 Jul 2019 Commercial
    Home Office’s ‘unhealthy good news culture’ blamed for Emergency Services Network delays

    Further cost increases to much-delayed and over-budget programme "inevitable", committee says


    DfT's 'rushed and risky' no-deal freight procurement cost the government £85m
    10 Jul 2019 Commercial
    DfT's 'rushed and risky' no-deal freight procurement cost the government £85m

    Benefits agreed in £33m Eurotunnel settlement “little more than window dressing”, MPs say


    Serco to pay £23m after Serious Fraud Office probe into MoJ electronic tagging scandal
    05 Jul 2019 Commercial
    Serco to pay £23m after Serious Fraud Office probe into MoJ electronic tagging scandal

    Agreement reached as Deloitte fined £4.2m over its auditing of the outsourcing giant during the scandal


    Manzoni reveals new controls on use of contractors in Cabinet Office
    03 Jul 2019 Commercial
    Manzoni reveals new controls on use of contractors in Cabinet Office

    Any day rates over £750 require ministerial sign off from this month under 'enhanced approvals' process, Cabinet Office chief tells PACAC


    HMRC seeks £3m partner to help meet ‘ambitious timeline' for customs platform
    02 Jul 2019 Commercial
    HMRC seeks £3m partner to help meet ‘ambitious timeline' for customs platform

    Department floats two-year contact to support delivery of tech and infrastructure


    Latest no-deal medicines freight procurement entrusted to health department
    27 Jun 2019 Commercial
    Latest no-deal medicines freight procurement entrusted to health department

    Lidington pledges government will only pay for capacity it uses after £50m payout to scrap no-deal ferry contracts


    Emergency Services Network completion date pushed back to 2024 as contract cost climbs
    21 Jun 2019 Commercial
    Emergency Services Network completion date pushed back to 2024 as contract cost climbs

    Home Office to pay extra £82m to Motorola as contract for service roll-out extended


    DfT racked up £1m in legal costs over £33m Eurotunnel settlement
    19 Jun 2019 Commercial
    DfT racked up £1m in legal costs over £33m Eurotunnel settlement

    £940,000 bill does not include VAT or cost of departmental officials' time


    Home Office leads public sector Amazon spending
    19 Jun 2019 Commercial
    Home Office leads public sector Amazon spending

    Union criticises government’s £46.9m spent with supplier in 2018


    Departments 'not transparent enough' about Brexit consultancy as spending tops £97m
    10 Jun 2019 Commercial
    Departments 'not transparent enough' about Brexit consultancy as spending tops £97m

    It took departments 119 days on average to publish details of contracts


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