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816776

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's news story of 18 December 2017 about the 200 suppliers who sign up to the Contracts Finder service each week, how many of those suppliers are SMEs; and if he will provide a breakdown of those firms by region.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	121203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>In the period 1 September to 8 December 2017, the average number of supplier organisations that registered on Contracts Finder each week was 232, of which 78% were SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently not able to provide a breakdown of these by region.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 11/01/2018 11:14:49 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

793900

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: 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 provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 set at in Procurement Policy Note 04/15 on restricting the taking into account of past performance in awarding contracts on competition, social value and value for money from the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	114989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>UK public procurement policy is to award contracts on the basis of value for money, which means the optimum combination of cost and quality over the lifetime of the project. Wider socio-economic criteria can be taken into account at tender evaluation stage if they relate directly to the subject matter of a contract from the point of view of the contracting authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 explicitly allows past performance to be taken into account, and we issued Procurement Policy Note 04/15 to assist public procurers to do so.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/11/2017 16:04:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

794060

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: 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 risk of a strategic supplier to the Government folding on the (a) the operation of public services and (b) value for money.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	115148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of managing relationships with Strategic Suppliers, including any risks to the operation of public services and the achievement value for money. Our Strategic Supplier Risk Management Policy has been published on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/80222/20121108_Strategic_Supplier_Risk_Management_Policy.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/80222/20121108_Strategic_Supplier_Risk_Management_Policy.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/12/2017 15:48:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

765165

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2017 to Question 7608, on Public Sector: Procurement, how many service users waived their right to anonymity in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	105509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Checking tax compliance is the responsibility of the contracting authority. This information is not held centrally. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In the 12 months from 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017, 59 users of the Mystery</ins><br /><ins class="ministerial">Shopper service waived their right to anonymity.</ins></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/10/2017 12:37:44 question first ministerially corrected 12/10/2017 14:09:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 13716 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

755532

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2017 to Question 5399, on public sector: procurement, how the response that the information on whether a certificate of past performance is self-certificated is not stored centrally accords with Annex F of Public Procurement Note of 25 March 2015 which says that a copy of the certificate, including the Name of Entity Providing the Certificate, must be sent to the Crown Commercial Service.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	7377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not recorded centrally. To compile the data would require retrieving and analysing each individual certificate, and to do this would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/09/2017 14:59:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

755555

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government next plans to update its list of strategic suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	7359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Strategic Supplier list was most recently updated on 16 August 2017. The list is updated as changes are made to Crown Representatives or as suppliers are added to or removed from the list.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p> </p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at</p><p>htttps://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Representatives do have other professional duties, which vary depending on the individual. The other professional duties they hold ensure they retain current experience and insight into industry. This allows them to be effective in their Crown Representative capacity. The Cabinet Office has a governance process in place whereby the Crown Representatives declare any conflicts of interests both on appointment and every 6 months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 7345 7346 question first answered 12/09/2017 13:46:30 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

755556

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of freedom of information requests sent to the Government Mystery Shopper service has been withheld on the grounds that the information requested is commercially sensitive in each year since that service was established.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	7360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The exemption under section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) enquiry allows a public authority to withhold information on the grounds that it would or would be likely to prejudice commercial interests.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Commercial Service has not invoked this exemption for any FOIA relating to the Mystery Shopper Service.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/09/2017 15:00:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

755557

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many reports to the Government Mystery Shopper service have related to non-payment in each year since that service was established.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	7361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Although the Government is leading by example in best payment practice, we are committed to making further improvements across the public sector, and the Mystery Shopper Service has played an increasingly important role in achieving this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Mystery Shopper Service has investigated the following cases related to payment issues, including payment terms and late payment, up to 6 September 2017:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18 (to date)</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 12/09/2017 10:16:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

755558

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the value of contracts awarded to Government strategic suppliers was that are listed in the document entitled Crown Representatives and Strategic Suppliers of July 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	7345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Strategic Supplier list was most recently updated on 16 August 2017. The list is updated as changes are made to Crown Representatives or as suppliers are added to or removed from the list.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p> </p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at</p><p>htttps://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Representatives do have other professional duties, which vary depending on the individual. The other professional duties they hold ensure they retain current experience and insight into industry. This allows them to be effective in their Crown Representative capacity. The Cabinet Office has a governance process in place whereby the Crown Representatives declare any conflicts of interests both on appointment and every 6 months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 7346 7359 question first answered 12/09/2017 13:46:31 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

756452

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of mystery shopper investigations into central Government bodies have been conducted within the two month timeline for each year since the service was established.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	7605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Mystery Shopper Service aims to complete investigations into Central Government procurements within two months, and those into wider public sector procurements within three months. However, the service is dependent on both suppliers and contracting authorities responding in a timely manner, and investigations sometimes require extended communications to determine the facts. Furthermore, suppliers raising cases sometimes come back with follow up questions or to dispute answers provided, resulting in cases taking longer to resolve than hoped.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of cases that have exceeded the target timescale up to 6 September 2017:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Exceeding 2 months for Central Government</p></td><td><p>Exceeding 3 months for Wider Public Sector</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>27 (48%)</p></td><td><p>44 (100%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>26 (59%)</p></td><td><p>64 (57%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>27 (46%)</p></td><td><p>39 (35%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>23 (40%)</p></td><td><p>26 (27%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>19 (56%)</p></td><td><p>36 (42%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>28 (88%)</p></td><td><p>38 (39%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18 (to date)</p></td><td><p>13 (43%)</p></td><td><p>2 (6%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 7606 question first answered 12/09/2017 10:24:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett