The civil service has confirmed the recruitment of a leader to ensure adherence to standards across departments, and deliver best practice in purchases of tech and other goods and services Andrew Forzani, a senior civil servant in the Ministry of Defence, has been appointed as the next govern| PublicTechnology
An IfG study has flagged up a number of potential measures that could help the public sector reduce the hundreds of billions of pounds it spends each year with suppliers The Institute for Government has urged ministers to seek new savings from the public sector's near-£400bn annual procuremen| PublicTechnology
A Cabinet Office policy note warns commercial teams that new risks may include leaks of confidential information and a need to examine the ‘accuracy, robustness and credibility of suppliers’ tenders’ Government procurement professionals have been advised to ensure they are conducting sufficie| PublicTechnology