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  1. Commercial Insights team

    Our Commercial Insights team are experts on the government’s commercial work, regulation and contract management.

  8. The BBC’s strategic financial management

    Report Value for money

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    This report assesses how the BBC has positioned itself to respond to financial and strategic challenges and opportunities.

  11. Getting contracts right and responding if they go wrong

    Insight Opinion

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    Billions of pounds of cost increase due to contractual change, delays introducing communication networks for our emergency services, potential strains on Army personnel – our recent reports illustrate the huge importance of getting contracts right, and what organisations need to do if they go wrong. They also reinforce the principles discussed in previous posts in […]

  14. Contract management – challenges and consequences

    Insight Opinion

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    Establishing solid foundations early in the contract and commercial relationship lifecycle is critical for contracts to work. But this process starts long before contracts are signed. Two recent NAO reports provide insights into the importance of getting both the procurement strategy and process right. Experience has shown that not doing so can result in millions […]

  15. Managing conflicts of interest and keeping public trust

    Insight Opinion

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    High profile incidents remind individuals and organisations just how important it is to manage potential conflicts of interest. In March 2017, the Court of the Bank of England commissioned a review of the institution’s approach to managing conflicts of interest. The review was prompted by the resignation of Charlotte Hogg who had been Deputy Governor […]

  18. Local authority capital expenditure and resourcing

    Report Interactive visualisation

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    Explore the trends in capital expenditure and resourcing since 2010-11 and build a richer understanding of what they mean for different local authorities.

  19. Confirmed impacts: Shining a spotlight on contract management

    Report

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    This impacts case study shows how our work has led to reform of contract management across government, including improved accountability and governance, information management and performance management.

    It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.

  20. Memorandum on Managing government suppliers

    Briefing

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    The NAO challenges government and its private sector contractors to work together more effectively in taxpayers’ interest and address the issues behind the current crisis of confidence in contracting out public services.