Public procurement Articles

Carillion collapse: Small firms call for project bank accounts to protect supply chains

In a letter to the Cabinet Office, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) urged government to imp...

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HMRC offers practical advice to businesses hit by Carillion collapse

Following Carillion's collapse this week, HMRC has said it will give advice and guidance to busines...

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Carillion collapse puts thousands of suppliers and sub-contractors at risk

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is one of a growing number of business groups to have calle...

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200 firms sign up to Contracts Finder every week to supply public sector

Around 200 new suppliers are signing up to the government's Contracts Finder portal every week in se...

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HMRC under fire after ditching small cloud supplier for Amazon contract

HMRC has been hit with accusations of blatant hypocrisy? after it dropped a contract with a small UK...

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New proposals announced to ramp up government spending with small firms

The government has announced a series of proposals to bring more small companies into the public sup...

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Government cuts red tape to turn more small businesses into aid suppliers

The government has announced a series of reforms to change the way its contracted aid suppliers oper...

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Tech startups win public sector contracts worth over 1bn as overall targets fall short

Almost half of government digital spending for public sector services is now with small technology b...

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Small firms continue to fight losing battle to win public procurement contracts

Small businesses continue to face an uphill struggle to win public sector contracts, meaning that g...

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Meeting the needs of the public sector with startup innovation

Building a reputation is particularly challenging in a competitive marketplace reliant on the backin...

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