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An overview of news, trends and research in the Government industry in the UK:

DEFRA selects PwC as manager of Biodiverse Landscape Fund DEFRA has selected PwC as the fund manager for its £100 million 'Biodiverse Landscape Fund’.
17 May 2022
British inflation hits new three-decade high The UK’s cost-of-living crisis further deepened in February, according to official figures.
25 March 2022
HMRC selects Atos for application testing services in its tax office Atos UK and Ireland has extended its relationship with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. The new four-year contract will see the firm provide Application Testing Services for the tax office.
10 March 2022
Kroll selected for Restructuring and Insolvency Services framework Professional services firm Kroll has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service’s Restructuring and Insolvency Services framework.
10 March 2022
McKinsey, BCG and Bain bar consulting work for Russian government The world’s three largest strategic consulting firms have publicly denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
28 February 2022
Government selects Deloitte for development of digital identity app Big Four giant Deloitte has been chosen by the UK’s Government Digital Service to launch a mobile identity app for accessing government services.
28 February 2022
Government pumps £23 million into AI re-skilling The UK Government has announced plans to boost diversity in digital jobs, with the launch of a new £23 million fund. The move will create 2,000 scholarships in AI and data science across England.
14 February 2022
Consulting bill for Ireland’s National Broadband Plan tops €40 million The consulting bill for Ireland’s National Broadband Plan has hit a new milestone: topping the €40 million mark since the project kicked off in 2016.
08 December 2021
Watchdog calls for ban on MP consultancy work Calls to ban sitting MPs from paid consulting work have escalated, with Parliament’s Commons standards committee having included in a raft of proposed anti-sleaze rules.
07 December 2021
Scottish Government spending on external consultants soars As is the case with many governments around the world, when it is short-staffed or in need of specialist expertise, the Scottish executive uses consultancy firms to fill the gaps.
06 December 2021
CGI and DBS extend IT partnership to 2024 Global consultancy CGI has announced it has extended its contract with Disclosure and Barring Service.
06 December 2021
Government Property Agency appoints Atkins as sustainability partner As the Government Property Agency looks to help the Government achieve net zero goals, it has partnered with consultancy Atkins.
03 December 2021
Parliament to vote on banning MPs working as consultants Labour Members of Parliament plan to force a vote in the House of Commons, considering whether MPs should be barred from holding paid directorships or business consultancies.
16 November 2021
Businesses conduct under increased scrutiny due to pandemic With public scrutiny having mounted on businesses and governments during the pandemic, more than eight-in-ten companies expect investigations into their operations over the coming year.
24 September 2021
Value for money questioned in consulting firm's pandemic charity role Britain’s Government has pledged to examine the value for money provided by spending £2 million on consultants to assist with assessing bids made by charities for emergency funds.
27 August 2021
Government selects McKinsey for future technology strategy work Management consultancy McKinsey & Company has won a £3 million contract to build business cases ahead of the government’s annual spending review.
23 August 2021
MOD selects CGI for intelligence application CGI has been selected by the Ministry of Defence to develop a new intelligence software application.
25 June 2021
Firms appointed to Manchester's professional services framework Transport for Greater Manchester has appointing over forty firms to its framework agreement for external professional services.
20 April 2021
Government lists consultancies on Leasing Advisory Services framework The Crown Commercial Service has named two suppliers for its Leasing Advisory Framework.
18 February 2021
Government and PA select three rapid Covid-19 test producers The UK Government has selected three British companies for a contract to manufacture up to 2 million rapid Covid-19 tests per day. The selection process was overseen by PA Consulting.
15 February 2021
The Government’s digital services journey continues in 2021 As uptake of digital services will continue to accelerate this year, the gulf between ‘digital-haves’ and ‘digital have-nots’ will widen this year, according to Prahlad Koti, a Partner at Netcompany
05 February 2021
KPMG hired to oversee Scotland's Covid-19 vaccination rollout Scotland's health service has awarded a contract worth more than £2 million to Big Four professional services firm KPMG for "management and advisory services" on the nation’s coronavirus vaccine prog
03 February 2021
NHS selects 12 consultancies for Digital Capability for Health framework The Crown Commercial Service has following a highly competitive bid process selected twelve consultancies for its Digital Capability for Health framework.
01 February 2021
Young people neglected by media and politicians during lockdown Political, public and media discourses surrounding the pandemic have featured young people as 'victims' of educational upheaval or rule-breaking 'villains', according to a new study.
18 January 2021
Scotland among European frontrunners in digital government services With new lockdowns being ushered in across Europe to curb the latest spike in coronavirus infections, digital government services have become even more important.
12 January 2021
PwC to examine fraud risks of UK's Covid-19 loan programme The Government-owned British Business Bank has tapped PwC to examine cases of possible fraud in its business loan programme, which was launched to help companies impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
12 January 2021
Test and Trace to phase out consulting firms for inhouse consultants The Government’s Test and Trace pandemic response programme is attempting to reduce its reliance on private sector giants after a public relations backlash.
07 January 2021
Cabinet Office asks consultants to help lower reliance on consultants Management consultants and trade bodies are reportedly providing pro bono advice on plans to establish an in-house Crown Consultancy.
27 November 2020
CGI supports UK Ministry of Defence’s digitisation of healthcare Global consultancy CGI has been delivering secure IT systems to the UK Ministry of Defence for over 40 years.
19 November 2020
Cabinet Office regularly hires MBB and Big Four consultancies New analysis has shown that Cabinet Office spent £120 million on consultants over a period of three years.
06 November 2020
Government’s bill for coronavirus consultancy now £175 million In the latest in a succession of headlines related to Government spending on outsourcers, it has been revealed that consultants have racked up a £175 million bill for their work during the Covid-19 pandemic.
22 October 2020
Government launches £1 billion scheme to decarbonise public sector The UK Government has launched a new £1 billion Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, supporting public sector organisations to delivery energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation.
09 October 2020

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