Sir Philip Green

Sir Philip Green has highlighted numerous examples of waste resulting from poor procurement practice within government. The big problem he identifies is that departments act as a series of independent purchasers, with little or no co-ordination. As a result, the government fails to leverage its buying power, and there are significant price variations across departments for common items, including fixed and mobile telecoms, printing, travel and hotel booking, office supplies, laptops, IT services and vehicle hire. Read more...