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90950

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to make it easier for small businesses to access the tendering process for government contracts.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	208517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>To make it easier for small businesses to access the tendering process for government contracts, we have removed unnecessary bureaucracy such as pre-qualification questionnaires from low value central Government contracts. All central Government procurements over £10k must now be advertised on Contracts Finder, which has introduced unprecedented transparency to the range of opportunities available.</p><p>In addition, the Government’s appointment of Crown Representatives for SMEs and voluntary bodies has ensured that the voice of both SMES and voluntary sector organisations is heard inside Whitehall.</p><p>Our ‘Mystery Shopper’ scheme allows suppliers to report bad procurement practice, and we have published a series of “top tips” videos to help SMEs and voluntary organisations pitch for and win government contracts.</p><p>Building on these reforms, we are now taking forward Lord Young’s recommendations to create an SME-friendly ‘single market’ for public procurement including through the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 13/10/2014 16:25:35 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

173731

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many individuals or small and medium-sized enterprises contracting with, or providing consultancy services to, Government departments have been paid daily fees greater than £100 in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	220840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally.</p><p>As a result of this Government’s commercial reforms, by limiting expenditure on marketing and advertising, consultants and temporary agency staff, we have saved the taxpayer £870m in 2010-11; £1bn in 2011-12; £1.9bn in 2012-13; and £2bn in 2013-14 – all against a 2009-10 baseline.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 21/01/2015 16:25:19 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

91763

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the proposed ban on contractors applying for government contracts if they have committed certain specified offences applies to offences committed in other legal jurisdictions.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	209184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The Public Contracts Regulations (2006) include a mandatory requirement for contracting authorities to exclude companies from public contracts where they have been convicted of certain criminal offences. The Regulations specify that this includes “any other offence within the meaning of Article 45(1) of the Public Sector Directive as defined by the national law of any relevant State”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 17/10/2014 08:05:17 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

172477

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of steps he has taken to facilitate small and medium-sized enterprises winning government contracts; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
	uin	220098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is on track to deliver its aspiration of awarding 25% of central government business to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), directly and through the supply chain. We have already substantially reformed the public procurement landscape to level the playing field for suppliers of different sizes and make things easier for all. Further measures that come into force in early 2015 to make public sector business more accessible to SMEs include:</p><p>· Ensuring all new contract opportunities are accessible in one place;</p><p>· Removing burdensome Pre-Qualification (PQQs) for low vale procurements and standardising PQQs for higher value contracts; and</p><p>· Ensuring all suppliers in public sector supply chains are paid promptly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/01/2015 13:36:03 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

222879

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will assess the extent to which departments take account of past performance when re-tendering or contracting for new services.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	224972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government Procurement Policy Note 09/12 ‘Taking Account of Bidders’ Past Performance’, issued in November 2012, applies to all departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 26/02/2015 14:22:41 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

156921

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the value was of Government procurement with small and medium-sized enterprises in each financial year from 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Lorely Burt
	uin	215371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Spend with SMEs was not systematically monitored prior to the 2010 General Election.</p><p>As part of our long-term plan for a stronger economy, the Government has introduced ambitious reforms to help SMEs tender for and win business. As a result our direct spend with SMEs has increased year on year. Direct spend with SMEs was £3.2bn in 2010-11, £4.4bn in 2011-12 and £4.6bn in 2012-13. These figures to not include indirect spend.</p><p>Data for 2013-14 will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 27/11/2014 17:47:47 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

65852

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he gives to Departments on the publication of business cases for major projects.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	204103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>Relevant information is publically available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/information-access-rights/foi/foi-assumption-procurement-annex-a.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/information-access-rights/foi/foi-assumption-procurement-annex-a.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 09/07/2014 15:34:02 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

89471

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of central Government procurement spend was with small and medium-sized enterprises on 21 August 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
	tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
	uin	207479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>Overall government spend with SMEs has increased from £3 billion in 2009/10 to £4.5 billion in 2012/13, putting us on track to deliver our aspiration of awarding 25% of central government business to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by 2015. Figures for 2013-14 will be published in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/09/2014 14:16:52 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

147430

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the decision to issue the Invitation to Trade for the framework ICT Services for Education by Crown Commercial Service in .docx and .xlsx formats was in compliance with his Department's Open Standards policy.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	214070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Departments are implementing the Government’s open standards policy and moving to the Open Document Format.</p><p><strong><em><br> </em></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 214071 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:21:12 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

147431

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the requirement in the Invitation to Trade for the framework ICT Services for Education recently issued by Crown Commercial Service for responses to use Word format is in compliance with his Department's Open Standards policy.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	214071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Departments are implementing the Government’s open standards policy and moving to the Open Document Format.</p><p><strong><em><br> </em></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 214070 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:21:12 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah