Ministry of Defence: Equipment plan 2012-2022
Published on:The NAO has reported on the 2012-22 Equipment Plan of the Ministry of Defence.
Search results for 'Procurement and contract management'
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The BBC’s approach to managing the cost of its support functions
Published on:The BBC has reduced its spending on support functions but in future it should plan for cuts by clearly defining the level of service it requires and what that should cost.
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The National Programme for IT in the NHS: an update on the delivery of detailed care records systems
Published on:The rate at which electronic care records systems are being put in place across the NHS under the National Programme for IT is falling far below expectations and the core aim that every patient should have an electronic care record under the Programme will not now be achieved.
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Investigation into the British Steel pension scheme
Published on:This investigation examines the British Steel Pension Scheme.
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The BBC’s management of three major estate projects
Published on:The BBC Trust has today published an independent report prepared by the National Audit Office (NAO) on the BBC’s management of three major estates projects. These were the refurbishment and redevelopment of Broadcasting House in London, the construction of Pacific Quay in Glasgow and the Corporation’s forthcoming move to Salford Quays.
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NHS backlogs and waiting times in England
Published on:This report looks at backlogs and waiting times for elective and cancer care in the NHS in England.
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Intelligent Monitoring – An element of: Financial Relationships with Third Sector Organisations
Published on:“Intelligent Monitoring” is the term we use for putting into practice the principles of good monitoring and for avoiding the pitfalls of poor practice in monitoring.
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The decommissioning of the AGR nuclear power stations
Published on:This report examines whether government’s arrangements for decommissioning AGR nuclear power stations will lead to better value for money.
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Financial relationships with third sector organisations: A Decision Support Tool
Published on:The Decision Support Tool for public bodies in England provides practical support to officials who are involved in making, or advising on, ‘real-life’ decisions about the design of appropriate funding relationships with third sector organisations. It takes into account such issues as programme objectives, funding channels, duration of award, full cost recovery, EU state aid […]
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Building the capacity of the Third Sector
Published on:A National Audit Office report has concluded that two programmes aimed at building capacity in the third sector have had a positive impact on frontline third sector organisations but have not yet demonstrated value for money. Both have suffered from administrative weaknesses and a lack of initial targets against which the effectiveness of the programmes […]
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Intelligent Monitoring: guidance to help cut red tape for charitable, voluntary and community organisations
Published on:Our Intelligent Monitoring guidance will help focus time and money on key services.
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Review of the UK’s Competition Landscape
Published on:A National Audit Office review of the regime for overseeing markets and enforcing competition law in the UK has found that it is generally effective and well regarded by comparison with international equivalents. However, the NAO has found that the competition system as a whole must still address a number of challenges to function as […]
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Commercial skills for complex government projects
Published on:The National Audit Office has warned that the value for money of 43 major government projects worth around £200 billion is at risk because of significant weaknesses in the Government’s commercial skills and expertise. But there is an even greater risk to many other complex projects where skills shortages are not being assessed systematically. The […]
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Central government’s management of service contracts
Published on:Central government could make large savings by better managing its contracts for services such as IT, security, catering and cleaning, according to a report today by the National Audit Office. Better contract management could potentially generate estimated savings of between £160 million and £290 million a year, across total annual expenditure on service contracts of […]
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Financial relationships with third sector organisations
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Providing Anti Air Warfare Capability: the Type 45 destroyer
Published on:The project to replace the UK’s ageing Anti Air Warfare capability, which is currently provided by the Type 42 destroyer, has suffered significant delays of over two years and costs have escalated to some £6½ billion, up by nearly 30 per cent from initial estimates of £5 billion. More recently, the project has progressed well, […]
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Investigation into the management of PPE contracts
Published on:This investigation examines DHSC’s performance in managing PPE contracts. It is a factual account of what has happened since November 2020.
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Highways Agency: Contracting for Highways Maintenance
Published on:Since the introduction of a new type of maintenance contract in 2001 by the Highways Agency there have been some improvements in the quality and delivery to budget of maintenance on England’s motorways and trunk roads. However, according to a report by the National Audit Office, costs have risen, with those for routine maintenance increasing […]
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Ministry of Defence: Delivering multi-role tanker aircraft capability
Published on:The National Audit Office has been unable to conclude that the Ministry of Defence has achieved value for money from the procurement phase of its £10.5 billion private finance deal for the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA), according to a report released today. Despite managing the later stages of the procurement well, the MOD’s ability […]
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Investigation into the government’s contracts with Randox Laboratories Ltd
Published on:This report is a detailed review of government contracts let to Randox between January 2020 and December 2021.