Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: In 2015, in a bid to help small & medium sized enterprises (SMEs) the Cabinet Office ...
In 2015, in a bid to help small & medium sized enterprises (SMEs) the Cabinet Office gave itself 5 years to expand #procurement from SMEs to a third of all Govt. purchasing of goods & services.
The deadline was then extended to 2022, but the proportion of procurement from SMEs has actually remained broadly static at around 25%.
Only the the Dept. of Cuture Media & Sport beat the target making nearly half of all purchases from SMEs
Govt. lacks a real plan & #corporates 'play the game' better!
The deadline was then extended to 2022, but the proportion of procurement from SMEs has actually remained broadly static at around 25%.
Only the the Dept. of Cuture Media & Sport beat the target making nearly half of all purchases from SMEs
Govt. lacks a real plan & #corporates 'play the game' better!