MPs on the Science and Technology Committee heard from a range of experts today on how the government is fairing in its attempts to open up procurement to SMEs. The result was a mixed picture.
Digital Marketplace is going global, Health Secretary Matt Hancock pushes new tech for GPs, and DWP hints at developing its own identity platform.
Think tank Institute for Government has published a new report outlining where the government spends its money and who with. Spend with SMEs is shrinking and spend with big suppliers growing.
MPs on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee have also called on the government to introduce a statutory requirement for companies to be paid within 30 days.
The Cabinet Office announced the initiative last week, which requires that those bidding for government contracts pay 95% of their suppliers within 60 days.
The Cabinet Office has announced a new prompt payment initiative today, to ensure all government suppliers and subcontractors are being paid on time.
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The latest figures from the Digital Marketplace have been made available, with the Cabinet Office claiming £1.35 out of every £3 spent has been with an SME.
The Home Office has issued a tender on the Digital Marketplace that reveals plans to migrate the Police Open Systems away from a traditional data centre to the public cloud on AWS.
Liam Maxwell has played a fundamental role in the transformation of technology procurement and design of services in Whitehall. He ‘got it’, but he’s also a divisive figure that doesn’t always see the need to play by the rules.
The government’s central spend with SMEs - both directly and via its supply chain - has fallen from 26.1% in 2013/14 to 22.5% in 2016/17.
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