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    LISTEN: Government commercial chief Gareth Rhys Williams on the procurement challenges of Covid
    14 Oct 2020 Commercial

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

    The government’s top commercial official speaks to CSW about the pressures, and lessons, from the government’s response to coronavirus
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    MPs demand answers over £4bn takeover bid for contracting giant G4S
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    MPs demand answers over £4bn takeover bid for contracting giant G4S
    Less ‘just in time’, more ‘just in case’: How government can be a better customer when the next crisis hits
    16 Dec 2020 Commercial
    Less ‘just in time’, more ‘just in case’: How government can be a better customer when the next crisis hits
    DfE expands supplier base for laptops scheme
    01 Dec 2020 Commercial
    DfE expands supplier base for laptops scheme
    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


    MPs told paused defence and foreign policy review ‘will retain skeleton staff’
    16 Apr 2020 Commercial
    MPs told paused defence and foreign policy review ‘will retain skeleton staff’

    New deputy national security adviser Alex Ellis sets out government’s plans for landmark review broadsided by coronavirus


    Open data tool launched to help source key supplies in fight against coronavirus
    02 Apr 2020 Commercial
    Open data tool launched to help source key supplies in fight against coronavirus

    Creators of the new supplier search tool urge government to use open contracting data to protect hospital and care facility supply chains as the coronavirus crisis continues


    Health department perm sec gets ministerial direction to cover coronavirus spending
    01 Apr 2020 Commercial
    Health department perm sec gets ministerial direction to cover coronavirus spending

    Matt Hancock issues instruction to ensure no “barrier or delay” to taking action in “extraordinary circumstances”


    Coronavirus: DfT effectively ends rail franchising to keep trains running
    23 Mar 2020 Commercial
    Coronavirus: DfT effectively ends rail franchising to keep trains running

    Current operators will run services under new ‘emergency measures agreements’


    Departments get green light to bypass regular procurement processes
    20 Mar 2020 Commercial
    Departments get green light to bypass regular procurement processes

    Cabinet Office says Covid-19 outbreak triggers “extreme urgency” clauses in Public Contract Regulations


    DWP seeks to ‘transform’ retirement and pension services
    18 Mar 2020 Commercial
    DWP seeks to ‘transform’ retirement and pension services

    Department seeks partner to fulfil potential two-year programme of work


    DCMS to examine government data-sharing barriers ahead of programme of ‘radical and transformative change’
    11 Mar 2020 Commercial
    DCMS to examine government data-sharing barriers ahead of programme of ‘radical and transformative change’

    Department to explore ‘merits of a mandatory approach’ across Whitehall


    MoD hiring more commercial officials to boost capability as part of procurement reform
    10 Mar 2020 Commercial
    MoD hiring more commercial officials to boost capability as part of procurement reform

    Move comes after reports that procurement in ministry was a key plank of Dominic Cummings’s reform plan for the civil service


    £4.4bn spent on departmental Brexit prep by 31 January, NAO finds
    05 Mar 2020 Commercial
    £4.4bn spent on departmental Brexit prep by 31 January, NAO finds

    Nearly £100m of spending written off, watchdog finds


    Government Communication Service to collect and analyse data on public service radio ads
    04 Mar 2020 Commercial
    Government Communication Service to collect and analyse data on public service radio ads

    Cabinet Office seeks supplier to fulfil two-year contract


    MHCLG offers £180,000 for 'financially shrewd' perm sec
    25 Feb 2020 Commercial
    MHCLG offers £180,000 for 'financially shrewd' perm sec

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


    Home Office blasted for procurement record as Serco wins £200m contract
    21 Feb 2020 Commercial
    Home Office blasted for procurement record as Serco wins £200m contract

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


    Former Civil Service College sold for retirement housing
    18 Feb 2020 Commercial
    Former Civil Service College sold for retirement housing

    Site in Sunningdale will be turned into homes and retirement apartments


    HMPPS needs realistic long-term vision for prisons estate, warns NAO
    07 Feb 2020 Commercial
    HMPPS needs realistic long-term vision for prisons estate, warns NAO

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


    Government SME spend tops 25% after £2bn boost in 2018-19
    05 Feb 2020 Commercial
    Government SME spend tops 25% after £2bn boost in 2018-19

    Proportion of money spent with small firms continues to rebound


    Huawei given green light for role in 5G network
    29 Jan 2020 Commercial
    Huawei given green light for role in 5G network

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


    Expand performance-related pay to boost Whitehall contract management, report recommends
    23 Jan 2020 Commercial
    Expand performance-related pay to boost Whitehall contract management, report recommends

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


    Consultants predict post-Brexit boom in public sector work
    23 Jan 2020 Commercial
    Consultants predict post-Brexit boom in public sector work

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


    John Manzoni to depart as civil service chief
    22 Jan 2020 Commercial
    John Manzoni to depart as civil service chief

    Confirmation of departure comes ahead of likely post-Brexit Whitehall shakeup

     


    DHSC ‘needlessly’ paid £42m to end Carillion hospital PFI contract
    20 Jan 2020 Commercial
    DHSC ‘needlessly’ paid £42m to end Carillion hospital PFI contract

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


    MoD rapped for delays and huge cost over-runs at nuclear sites
    10 Jan 2020 Commercial
    MoD rapped for delays and huge cost over-runs at nuclear sites

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


    Shapps considering DfT takeover of Northern Rail franchise
    10 Jan 2020 Commercial
    Shapps considering DfT takeover of Northern Rail franchise

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


    Ministry of Justice staffer jailed for £1.7m fraud
    09 Jan 2020 Commercial
    Ministry of Justice staffer jailed for £1.7m fraud

    Manager set up monthly payments to his own business for made-up IT services contract


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