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"In a damning investigation... the NAO said the MoD and its prime contractors lacked commercial expertise."
Bad commissioning costs the taxpayer billions 🤦♂️
Luckily, @reformthinktank has written two reports suggesting how to improve it! See below ⬇️
Bad commissioning costs the taxpayer billions 🤦♂️
Luckily, @reformthinktank has written two reports suggesting how to improve it! See below ⬇️
@DefenceHQ and @cabinetofficeuk are working hard to improve the commercial and procurement skills in govt 👍
But in our 1st report we identify a few areas where there is still more to be done.
These include:
- skills
- make or buy
- contract management
bit.ly/2HT5Oci
But in our 1st report we identify a few areas where there is still more to be done.
These include:
- skills
- make or buy
- contract management
bit.ly/2HT5Oci
"Poor oversight also meant problems took years to discover."
2nd report by @reformthinktank examines the cost of poor oversight for procurement.
To spark debate, we called for an independent regulator, the Office for Public Procurement
Read it here 👇
reformspending.uk/2019/10/the-pr…
2nd report by @reformthinktank examines the cost of poor oversight for procurement.
To spark debate, we called for an independent regulator, the Office for Public Procurement
Read it here 👇
reformspending.uk/2019/10/the-pr…
In other #procurement news, @BorisJohnson revealed that he views the £250bn of government procurement as a cash cow to fund his other policy promises through "savings" 💰
Here's why we @reformthinktank think this is awful procurement policy....
news.sky.com/story/the-full…
Here's why we @reformthinktank think this is awful procurement policy....
news.sky.com/story/the-full…
First, procurement is already strained by factors including poor supplier-purchaser relationships and bad contracting 📜
(see @Ameyplc's issue with Birmingham city council )
(see @Ameyplc's issue with Birmingham city council )
Second, with the renationalisation of some services going ahead, procurement spend will be higher as both transition costs and direct spend will increase (something I've written about before with @G4S and #probation)
reform.uk/the-reformer/w…
reform.uk/the-reformer/w…
