So in #procurement and #outsourcing news, @DefenceHQ revealed yesterday that it has settled with @SercoGroup for £10 million over the Fire and Rescue Services contract which MoD awarded to @CapitaPlc last July. /1
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This marks 2nd time this month that a central govt dept has been forced to pay compensation for bad procurement (the last being the @transportgovuk paying @LeShuttle £33m as a result of the No Deal Ferry Fiasco) /2
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@reformthinktank has worked extensively on the question of improving government outsourcing (👇), including improving the processes and methods for doing so, and yet we see the same mistakes being made time and again. /3
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But this continuing problem of taxpayer money being used to payoff bad procurement needs to stop - and the only way that can be done is by improving the accountability structures in place, something a new report by @Freer_UK and @Lee4NED recommends /4
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This report by @Lee4NED suggests (amongst other things) creating a parliamentary watchdog to monitor projects - we @reformthinktank previously suggested an independent regulator similar to the @TheFCA but we really need government to shift from talking to action /5
Now's the time for @cabinetofficeuk and @gov_procurement to step up - lets see what the Outsourcing Playbook V2.0 will contain 🤔
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