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<p>On coming to power in 2010, this Government found that public sector procurement was fragmented, bureaucratic, protracted and expensive for both bidders and procurers. This closed and transactional approach discouraged small and innovative suppliers from bidding, and did not always deliver value for money.</p><p>Figures published last month show the Government is on track to deliver its aspiration of awarding 25% of central Government business to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by 2015, directly and through the supply chain.</p><p>The Government is disaggregating future IT contracts and delivering more flexible, cheaper solutions. This opens up opportunities for SMEs and reduces the cost to taxpayers. Consequently, 83% of the 708 suppliers on the G-Cloud iii framework are SMEs, and SMEs have taken over 55% of G-Cloud sales to date.</p><p>Departments are responsible for their own IT spend and information on how much of this went to SMEs is not held centrally.</p> |