Government to speed up ICT procurement by 40 per cent

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The average cost of procurement in the UK is currently £46,000, compared with about £19,000 in France

Francis Maude has today launched a raft of measures that will improve the way government, the biggest single buyer of ICT services in the UK, does business with suppliers. Key measures announced...

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