OFT calls for improvements in public-sector ICT procurement
OFT believes more can be done to increase competition for contracts
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has called for changes in public-sector IT procurement to encourage more competition for contracts. The OFT undertook a market investigation that looked at competition...
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