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1111146

registered interest
date	23/04/2019
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 effect of the new Outsourcing Playbook on the quality Government outsourcing decisions; and will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	243500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <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> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/04/2019 15:46:42 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1140548

registered interest
date	19/07/2019
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 simplify Government procurement processes to increase access to contracts by small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	279433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>We have already made a number of changes to procurement processes to assist small businesses and we continue to focus on breaking down the barriers to entry for SMEs. These include:</p><p>○ Increasing the transparency of opportunities via Contracts Finder, a free-to-use digital platform which covers current and future public sector contracts and award notices above £10,000 in central government and £25,000 in the wider public sector. <br>○ Requiring public buyers to divide contracts into more accessible lots (or explain why not);<br>○ Our Public Procurement Review Service, allows suppliers to report poor procurement practice including payment issues in public sector contracts and through supply chains to the Cabinet Office.</p><p>In September 2019, tough new prompt payment measures come into force which may lead to suppliers being excluded from Government procurements if they cannot demonstrate prompt payment.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/07/2019 08:16:19 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1129709

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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 across all Government departments to ensure social value is delivered in public procurement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	259992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>We are extending the application of the Social Value Act in central government to ensure all<br>major procurements explicitly evaluate social value where appropriate, rather than just<br>‘consider’. This will ensure central government contracts take account of areas as diverse as<br>the employment of disabled people, the use of social enterprises, the prevention of modern<br>slavery and the protection of the environment</p><p>We are developing a simple, systematic approach to bring departments up to a consistent,<br>minimum level of operating, and ensuring additional reporting does not add complexity or<br>cost to the procurement process, restrict markets or exclude small businesses from<br>government contracts</p><p>Government is committed to train all 4,000 commercial buyers on how to take account of<br>social value and procure successfully from social enterprises - training for government<br>commercial staff will help unlock more opportunities for voluntary, community and social<br>enterprise organisations. We will also require all departments to report on the social impact<br>of major new procurements.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 11/06/2019 14:38:07 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1549623

registered interest
date	07/12/2022
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 the Government will take to ensure adherence to the Construction Playbook.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	105335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>To support departments in implementing the Construction Playbook, the Cabinet Office offers in-person training sessions and an eLearning module that covers the key principles. Departments are also able to bid for additional commercial resources to support live procurements. This is targeted, short-term specialist support to upskill teams through ‘on the job experience’ where we work with project teams to ensure they adhere to the playbook principles.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Cabinet Office is also encouraging adherence by working with departments to improve their pipelines, and making use of these to identify early opportunities to offer support in implementation of Playbook principles. This is complemented by work with senior sponsors in each of the key construction departments to identify areas to offer greater support, or to identify challenging areas where more guidance or training is required. Finally, compliance with the Playbook principles is assessed on a ‘comply or explain’ basis as part of the Cabinet Office commercial controls process.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 13/12/2022 11:00:23 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1271065

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he plans to take to ensure that all new procurements take account of social value.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	129063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>Through our work to extend the use of the Social Value Act we will ensure that all major central government procurements will, where appropriate, explicitly evaluate social value.</p><p>In terms of the Government's approach to procurement during the Covid-19 pandemic, I refer to the answers I gave in Cabinet Office oral questions on 17 December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 129064 question first answered 17/12/2020 17:27:10 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1271068

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is Government policy that personal connections may play a formal role in the awarding of contracts during a procurement process.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	129064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>Through our work to extend the use of the Social Value Act we will ensure that all major central government procurements will, where appropriate, explicitly evaluate social value.</p><p>In terms of the Government's approach to procurement during the Covid-19 pandemic, I refer to the answers I gave in Cabinet Office oral questions on 17 December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 129063 question first answered 17/12/2020 17:27:10 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1343006

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate his Department has made of the proportion of central government procurement that is spent with SMEs led by minority ethnic groups.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	25828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p><br>The government is committed to supporting start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), directly or via the supply chain, through government procurement, including those led by women and minority ethnic groups. Government spending with SMEs is also continuing to rise, with 26.7% of the £58bn spent by the government in 2019/20 going to SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 25827 question first answered 09/07/2021 11:10:48 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1343005

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate his Department has made of the proportion of central government procurement that is spent with majority women-led SMEs.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	25827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p><br>The government is committed to supporting start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), directly or via the supply chain, through government procurement, including those led by women and minority ethnic groups. Government spending with SMEs is also continuing to rise, with 26.7% of the £58bn spent by the government in 2019/20 going to SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 25828 question first answered 09/07/2021 11:10:48 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1421921

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of Government covid-19 contracts have been awarded without following a competitive tender process since the beginning of March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	122808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p><br>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 should be published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 21/02/2022 16:44:52 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1282491

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total sum is that (a) the Government has assessed for claw back following unsatisfactory delivery of covid-19 related contracts, (b) has been instigated and (c) returned to date.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	146861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 04/02/2021 17:30:17 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves