Search results for 'Procurement and contract management'
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NAO briefing: Regulating charities: a landscape review
Published on:This paper draws together evidence on the current landscape of charity regulation and the charity sector more generally. It was prepared for the Public Administration Select Committee.
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The National Programme for IT in the NHS: Progress since 2006
Published on:Delivering the National Programme for IT in the NHS is proving to be an enormous challenge. All elements of the Programme are advancing and some are complete, but the original timescales for the electronic Care Records Service, one of the central elements of the Programme, turned out to be unachievable, raised unrealistic expectations and put […]
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Benchmarking and market testing the ongoing services component of PFI projects
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Preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games – Risk assessment and management
Published on:Today’s report, which is the National Audit Office’s first on the preparations for London 2012, identifies six main risk areas which may impact on the Games: Delivering the Games against an immovable deadline. The need for strong governance and delivery structures given the multiplicity of organisations and groups involved in the Games. The requirement for […]
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The Procurement of the National Roads Telecommunications Services
Published on:The Highways Agency successfully transferred to the private sector the risks associated with procuring a digital information system for England’s motorway network. The procurement lasted five years, however, over twice as long as the Agency originally expected, and two well qualified potential bidders dropped out during a 17 month short listing process, leaving just two […]
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HM Revenue & Customs: ASPIRE – the re-competition of outsourced IT services
Published on:IT services are crucial for HM Revenue & Customs’ business. In its procurement of the £3 billion IT outsourcing contract, ASPIRE, the Department secured competition for a contract which meets its IT needs, and completed the transfer to the new supplier Capgemini without loss of service to customers. The Department secured the competition by contributing […]
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The government’s approach to test and trace in England – interim report
Published on:This interim report provides an overview of test and trace services for addressing COVID-19 in England.
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Improving local bus services in England outside London
Published on:This study examines the government’s support for bus services and whether enablers to improve bus services are in place.
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Big science: Public investment in large scientific facilities
Published on:The Government’s investment in large scientific facilities is starting to deliver a significant programme including such projects as the research ship RRS James Cook and the Diamond Synchrotron light source, according to an NAO report published today. Some project teams, however, have significantly underestimated the likely running costs of facilities and more attention needs to […]
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Improving the PFI tendering process
Published on:The NAO has concluded in a new report published today that the tendering process for PFI projects needs improvement. During 2004-2006, PFI projects took an average of almost three years (34 months) to tender. Although there was substantial variation between sectors with schools, in particular, taking significantly less time to close deals (25 months), the […]
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Sure Start Children’s Centres
Published on:Sure Start Children’s Centres are valued by most of the families who use them, according to the National Audit Office. The families reached by children’s centres are some of the most disadvantaged, though the early signs are that more still needs to be done to reach and support some of the most excluded groups. The […]
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Successful commissioning toolkit
Scale of financingThis page is part of our successful commissioning toolkit. For a public body, widening the geographic scope, or adding to the range, of services to be delivered, and thus the financial value of a grant or contract, can deliver economies of scale. However, this can deter many third sector organisations (TSOs), which may be small organisations, […]
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Investigation into military flying training
Published on:We investigated the performance of the MoD’s military flying training system
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High Speed Two: A progress update
Published on:This report examines whether DfT
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Investigation into the rescue of Carillion’s PFI hospital contracts
Published on:Carillion going into liquidation left two new hospitals unfinished. The projects will now be completed with public finance.
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Completing Crossrail
Published on:This report examines the causes of the cost increases and delays to the Crossrail programme.
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Improving the prison estate
Published on:This report examines the condition and capacity of HM Prison and Probation Service’s prison estate.
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Exiting the EU: supplying the health and social care sectors
Published on:We record government’s progress in ensuring health and social care supplies should the UK leave the EU without a deal.
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Improving procurement in further education colleges in England
Published on:Each year the 384 further education colleges in England spend £1.6 billion on a range of goods and services from books and stationery to examination fees and energy bills. Some colleges recognise the benefits of introducing more efficient and effective processes, but many need to improve their processes substantially, and could contribute to plans to […]