60 per cent of government spend with SMEs is via larger contractors - NAO report
Departments rely on goodwill of large suppliers to report spending accurately to the Crown Commercial Service

Sixty per cent of government spend with SMEs was via another, larger contractor with SMEs in their supply chain, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report released today. In 2010, the government...
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