Commercial

Major government contractor G4S fails to win any bids in the latest contracts round.

The transport secretary defended the department's decision to award a £13.8m contract to a company that owns no ferries.

Update on tax and benefit authority’s transformation plan says it is learning the lessons from the early stages of its moves to regional centres

Cabinet Office reports 2% reduction in floorspace and £750m generated from site disposals

Transparency data puts latest Cabinet Office and DExEU tally at £10m-plus and rising

Strategy aims to standardise household recycling and introduce weeky food waste collections

PCS union announces result of ballot of outsourced workers and reiterates call for services to be brought back in-house

The Home Affairs Committee urged the government to pay greater attention to its "duty of care" as it prepares to hand out £4bn worth of new contracts.

Programme has consistently fallen well short of recruitment goals, NAO report finds

Departments increasing spending with biggest suppliers despite financial troubles, review finds

Union voices anger that Disclosure and Barring Service project will not be brought back in-house

The department has on multiple occasions been forced to deny that it might abandon the project as progress has stalled

PCS branch issues notice of industrial action ballot to BEIS after talks with senior figures break down

Outsourcing firms Capita, Serco and Sopra Steria to produce first three living wills for outsourced services within weeks, says Cabinet Office minister

Role of government’s central digital team is evolving but central oversight is still required on policies such as IT disaggregation, minister tells PublicTechnology

Response to select committee provides an update on how government is responding to liquidation of major outsourcer

Some companies were paid nearly £500,000 for 'central EU exit consultancy'

Chancellor says that the funding mechanism does not provide value for money but confirms half of government infrastructure plan will be privately funded

Customs brokers are worried about whether they will be able to meet extra demand in a no-deal scenario

Consultation analysis underscores weight of organised opposition to Cameron-era proposals ditched by May regime

Department says it wants a competitive tender process for the next Civil Service Pension Fund admin contract

Labour calls on business secretary Greg Clark to take action

The department has improved its procurement processes in recent years, but contract management a concern, ICAI said.

The emergency services’ outgoing Airwave network will stay in place for at least three years