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<p>We launched the Outsourcing Playbook in February 2019 and introduced a package
of<br>reforms to our approach to outsourcing designed to improve public service outcomes,
value<br>for money and how we work in partnership with our suppliers</p><p>Measures
include:<br>Guidance for departments to help assess whether services should be delivered,
in-house by<br>the public sector or outsourced. This should support more informed
decisions on when it is<br>best to deliver public services ourselves and when there
is benefit to drawing on the capacity<br>and expertise of the private sector;<br>Introduction
of a new presumption in favour of running a pilot where government is<br>outsourcing
a service so we learn lessons before contracting for the long term; and<br>A new requirement
for government to produce an assessment of how much a service<br>‘should cost’ to
deliver when deciding whether to utilise the private sector. This helps to<br>provide
a better understanding of the costs associated with the different service delivery<br>models
so that we are in a better position to challenge unsustainable bids</p><p>We have
put in place an implementation programme to ensure that our departments are<br>aware
of these new requirements. Compliance with these reforms will be ensured through<br>the
usual Cabinet Office controls process.</p>
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