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<p>Working effectively with the private sector is a vital part of our response to
tackling the covid-19 crisis, allowing us to procure quickly and innovatively and
to obtain specialist solutions to the myriad challenges that are facing us. The private
sector is responsible for the miracle of vaccines being available in record time.</p><p>We
have always made it clear that contracting authorities must use good commercial judgment
and continue to achieve value for money for taxpayers, and we have engaged in both
internal and external audit to satisfy ourselves that that has been the case.</p><p>Through
“The Outsourcing Playbook” we are also improving the decision making and quality of
contracts that the Government place with industry, and we are building our internal
civil service capability, as we believe it is important that we invest in our in-house
capacity and expertise so that we rely less on external consultants and contractors</p><p>We
recognise the important role that Government suppliers have played supporting the
Government’s Covid-19 efforts in addition to delivering on their existing public sector
contracts.The safety of all staff is paramount, and all suppliers must adhere to Health
and Safety legislation, as well as specific departmental policy when staff are working
at Government sites.</p><p> </p>
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