Fairness, transparency, integrity and competition are essential for managing public funds. We rely on departments to choose the best value from the private sector. Efficient public procurement improves services, infrastructure, and the economy. It must also be accountable to the public by protecting financial loss from fraud, waste, abuse, and
Headlines about government spending often highlight eye-catching, big-ticket items like transportation infrastructure projects or military equipment. However, smaller expenses also accumulate – significantly and often undetected. In fiscal year 2024, the US federal government spent $6.75 trillion on various goods, services and programs, and the UK central government spent £35.2
Private sector vendors/suppliers seeking to conduct business with government often find frustration with the maze of policy and legislative hurdles encountered during the procurement process. As difficult as the experience may have been from the private sector perspective, take a moment to look at the other side of the procurement
