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    Government 'lacks capability' to address longstanding digital procurement issues
    06 Jun Commercial

    Government 'lacks capability' to address longstanding digital procurement issues

    Public Accounts Committee warns of “an insufficient level of digital commercial skills across departments”
    by Tevye Markson
    DSIT building 'one-stop tech shop' for public sector procurement
    09 Jun Commercial
    DSIT building 'one-stop tech shop' for public sector procurement
    If the government is serious about closing the SME gap, it must go beyond ticking boxes and embrace structural change
    29 May Commercial
    If the government is serious about closing the SME gap, it must go beyond ticking boxes and embrace structural change
    Home Office seeks 'AI infrastructure delivery partner'
    28 May Commercial
    Home Office seeks 'AI infrastructure delivery partner'
    MoD to decide on future of troubled Ajax programme by end of year
    17 Aug 2022 Commercial
    MoD to decide on future of troubled Ajax programme by end of year
    Department insists costs won't go above £5.5bn after being told to "fix or fail" armoured vehicle programme
    Legacy costs take spending on digital border programme to £700m
    11 Aug 2022 Commercial
    Legacy costs take spending on digital border programme to £700m
    But Home Office clams there ‘has been no increase or acceleration’ in underlying cost of scheme
    The savvy shopper: CCS boss Simon Tse on delivering value for money and supporting policy priorities
    11 Aug 2022 Commercial
    The savvy shopper: CCS boss Simon Tse on delivering value for money and supporting policy priorities
    The Crown Commercial Service has helped the public sector achieve record commercial benefits of almost £3bn, as well as respond to new global crises. Here, CCS chief executive Simon Tse shares his lessons from the past year
    Driving commercial awareness in the civil service Partner Content
    11 Aug 2022 Commercial
    Driving commercial awareness in the civil service
    Clare Gibbs, Senior Director and Commercial Specialist at the Cabinet Office, describes how her team is looking to embed commercial awareness from the word go
    CCS consultancy spend goes up, but agency-staff costs plummet
    10 Aug 2022 Commercial
    CCS consultancy spend goes up, but agency-staff costs plummet
    Annual report says Crown Commercial Service delivered almost £3bn in benefits to the public sector in 2021-2022
    'Little did I realise I would be working on some of the largest challenges of our lifetime from day one' – life as a commercial lead
    02 Aug 2022 Commercial
    'Little did I realise I would be working on some of the largest challenges of our lifetime from day one' – life as a commercial lead
    A huge diversity of people and roles make up the modern civil service. Kobirul Islam helps to ensure outcomes are delivered efficiently at the Home Office. He also co-chairs the Commercial Function’s Positive Support Group
    Bosses face £870k in fines over Carillion cover-up
    29 Jul 2022 Commercial
    Bosses face £870k in fines over Carillion cover-up
    FCA says “misleading” statements about contracting giant’s finances aggravated the impact of its 2018 collapse
    MPs put lobbying rules under the spotlight after Greensill scandal
    27 Jul 2022 Commercial
    MPs put lobbying rules under the spotlight after Greensill scandal
    Probe will examine weaknesses exposed by the Greensill scandal, including the disclosure of senior officials’ external meetings
    Suppliers see progress in government tech-savviness, research finds
    19 Jul 2022 Commercial
    Suppliers see progress in government tech-savviness, research finds
    But tech firms also see continued challenges, including overlapping frameworks and lack of clarity on social-value requirements
    Government 'shouldn’t be scrambling' for external hires, Kate Bingham says
    18 Jul 2022 Commercial
    Government 'shouldn’t be scrambling' for external hires, Kate Bingham says
    Ex-Vaccine Taskforce chief says government has not learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic
    DCMS consultancy spending quadruples in two years
    14 Jul 2022 Commercial
    DCMS consultancy spending quadruples in two years
    Money spent on external advice increased fourfold overnight
    The making of the Scheme Delivery Framework Partner Content
    08 Jul 2022 Commercial
    The making of the Scheme Delivery Framework
    The team at National Highways sat down with Proxima to share their thoughts on their new Scheme Delivery Framework. They touched on the success and challenges faced along the way and what the future holds for the procurement team
    Home Office perm sec hits back at calls to privatise HM Passport Office
    27 Jun 2022 Commercial
    Home Office perm sec hits back at calls to privatise HM Passport Office
    Hotline performance disproves the argument that “the way to reduce the size of the civil service is to privatise it", Rycroft says
    ‘Levelling Up’ — delivering the Civil Service’s ‘second headquarters’ in Glasgow Partner Content
    17 Jun 2022 Commercial
    ‘Levelling Up’ — delivering the Civil Service’s ‘second headquarters’ in Glasgow
    Melinda Johnson, Commercial Director at the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), outlines how Glasgow’s new office will provide significant opportunities in Scotland’s biggest city
    CCS creates new £194k chief commercial officer role
    30 May 2022 Commercial
    CCS creates new £194k chief commercial officer role
    Government Commercial Organisation boss will lead new directorate and deputise for chief exec Simon Tse
    Perm sec admits 'room for improvement' over Scottish Government correspondence delays
    26 May 2022 Commercial
    Perm sec admits 'room for improvement' over Scottish Government correspondence delays
    A quarter of ministerial correspondence replies missed their deadline, as did one in six FoI responses
    MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
    25 May 2022 Commercial
    MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
    Government bodies “should be best placed” to understand IR35 rules, but HMRC partly to blame for "rushed" and poor implementation
    From the editor: You are not very good at judging risk. Sorry.
    20 May 2022 Commercial
    From the editor: You are not very good at judging risk. Sorry.
    There are many issues to consider when assessing decisions taken around procurement in the early days of Covid. That’s why a full inquiry is being held
    £1,200-a-day consultants make up more than one in 10 of UK Health Security Agency workforce
    17 May 2022 Commercial
    £1,200-a-day consultants make up more than one in 10 of UK Health Security Agency workforce
    Jenny Harries reveals average day rates for management consultants – who are paid between £706 and £3,100 a day
    ‘We did what we could as quickly as we could’: Treasury perm sec rejects Covid fraud complacency claims
    29 Apr 2022 Commercial
    ‘We did what we could as quickly as we could’: Treasury perm sec rejects Covid fraud complacency claims
    Tom Scholar told the Treasury Committee officials put together loan schemes under "exceptional circumstances"
    Red light, green light: examining the government's progress on improving its performance
    22 Apr 2022 Commercial
    Red light, green light: examining the government's progress on improving its performance
    CSW assesses progress against key actions set out in the Declaration on Government Reform, and explores how volunteering can boost skills and support key priorities
    Driving social value through the New Prisons Programme Partner Content
    12 Apr 2022 Commercial
    Driving social value through the New Prisons Programme
    The Ministry of Justice’s Sue McElroy and Melissa Dudley sat down with Proxima recently to discuss the department’s prison build programme and how it is driving social value
    DHSC names IT firm as £18m ‘delivery partner’ on Covid pass Exclusive
    11 Apr 2022 Commercial
    DHSC names IT firm as £18m ‘delivery partner’ on Covid pass
    Netcompany to provide “operational management, incident management and support” as Covid pass use winds down within UK
    EXCL: DHSC to pay up to £35m to dispose of unused pandemic PPE Exclusive
    08 Apr 2022 Commercial
    EXCL: DHSC to pay up to £35m to dispose of unused pandemic PPE
    Waste companies to get £17.5m apiece after department admitted plans to burn mountains of equipment
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