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

Governments should put the citizen journey first in public services Governments across Europa are increasingly embracing digitisation in order to upgrade the quality of public services provided to companies and citizens.
25 April 2019
Manchester Mayor criticised for £250,000 consulting spend The Mayor of Greater Manchester has been criticised for splurging hundreds of thousands of pounds on consulting fees before determining that the region’s fire brigade must slash its budget by million
19 March 2019
Spending on consultants by UK councils jumps to £400 million A freedom of information request by a leading UK newspaper has revealed that local councils across the UK have spent around £400 million on consulting firms in the last year alone.
11 February 2019
EU settled status application system branded 'shambles' A Government mobile phone app designed by a team of consultancies has been pilloried by frustrated users, who fear its poor accessibility means they may lose their legal status to live and work in th
28 January 2019
Union calls for Carillion criminal investigation one year on Following a succession of additional scandals worsening the blow of the Carillion scandal, one of the UK’s leading workers’ rights organisation has called on the Government to take more stringent act
17 January 2019
Dundee City Council £600,000 consulting spend revealed Dundee City Council has become the latest local authority to be scrutinised for its large consulting spend, following a freedom of information request.
11 January 2019
CGI to deliver vote counting e-solution for 2020 London elections Global IT and business consulting services firm CGI has been awarded a new contract by the Greater London Authority to deliver end-to-end services, software and technical infrastructure for the elect
24 December 2018
UK Government calls on outsourcers to agree to 'living wills' In a bid to safeguard public services and funds from a future collapse of an outsourcing provider, the British Government has called on a number of professional services companies to draft IT cheat-s
28 November 2018
Government Brexit panic sparks £1.6 million consulting feeding frenzy A collection of consultancies have cashed a £1.6 million cheque in public funds for a single month of government contracts relating to Brexit preparations.
31 October 2018
Despite UK Government withdrawal consultancies back Saudi event Political figures such as UK International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, and a long list of the big beasts of the business world have withdrawn support for the Future Investment Initiative being hosted i
23 October 2018
Consulting industry at the heart of ‘golden passports’ furore The UK’s consulting industry has been revealed to have been tapped for its opinions on the loosening of visa rules for super-wealthy investors.
22 October 2018
Advent IM qualifies for Government framework and hires Derek Willins Advent IM, a cybersecurity consultancy, has qualified for the new iteration Digital Outcomes and Specialists Framework 3, a UK Government supplier framework.
16 October 2018
Accenture helps Ireland pilot tax savvy chatbots The agency responsible for customs and tax matters in Ireland is piloting an innovative chatbot programme to supply the public with information on such matters.
24 September 2018
NHS selects 107 consultancies for Management Consultancy Framework The NHS has selected a group of 107 management consulting firms to assist the institution’s complex strategic, organsiation and transformational changes over the next five years.
30 July 2018
Ex-Prime Minister scrutinised for alleged $10 million consulting payment A consulting firm run by former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has come under scrutiny for a multimillion payment it received for its work with the Saudi Arabian Government.
25 July 2018
Westminster Council provokes anger by approving Arup's estate regeneration A regeneration plan by Arup is at the heart of a heated debate in the Council of Westminster, after opposition councillors accused the initiative of being a land-grab which will reduce social housing
24 July 2018
Agile working can help public sector bodies improve performance Agile ways of working are sweeping the private sector.
03 July 2018
McKinsey and Quantum Black back government's £2.3 billion AI boost A new multi-billion AI investment drive has been backed by key industry figures, including consulting firm McKinsey & Company and its analytics subsidiary Quantum Black.
26 June 2018
HMRC faces probe on 9,000% rise in consulting spend The spending by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on consultants has risen by 9,000%, while customer service has plummeted.
19 June 2018
HMRC paid consultants from McKinsey £680,000 for Brexit work An ill-fated proposal for a post-Brexit customs arrangement has cost the UK Government more than it bargained for, after it emerged that McKinsey & Company had collected a fee of hundreds of thousand
14 June 2018
Drones to add £21 billion to UK public sector and financial services New research by PwC suggests that the ‘drone economy’ could add £42 billion to UK GDP by 2030.
29 May 2018
UK Home Office drafts in five consultancies to develop EU nationals app As the debate as to what kind of deal will be made for EU nationals residing in the UK – not to mention UK nationals residing in the EU – rages on, the UK Government has tapped a collective of five c
11 May 2018
McKinsey & Company helped Cabinet Office find £800 million in savings Global consulting firm McKinsey & Company is said to have helped the UK Government identify £813 million worth of savings in its procurement spending.
30 April 2018
Government launches £2 billion management consultancy framework The Crown Commercial Service has commenced the second tender process to award firms a place on its Management Consultancy Framework.
23 April 2018
BCG supports disruptive AI consortium backed by Canadian government Global consulting firm BCG has announced it will support an AI consortium vying to boost digital growth in Canada. The SCALE.
13 March 2018
Consultancies awarded 4-year contract by the Ministry of Defence Baines Simmons has partnererd Frazer-Nash Consultancy to win a new four-year contract from the Ministry of Defence.
06 March 2018
Accenture helps Canadian government with new border security app The federal government of Canada has hired Accenture to develop a new border security application.
02 March 2018
Australian Government underestimated consulting spend by billions Official probes into the consulting spend of Australia’s Federal Government have revealed a number of systemic failures in the Federal Government’s attempts to track its contracting spend.
26 February 2018
Deloitte to watch over Interserve for the UK Government The UK Government has enlisted professional services giant Deloitte to keep watch over troubled outsourcer Interserve.
21 February 2018
Former Cabinet Office Minister Ben Gummer cleared for McKinsey role Former Government Minister and unseated Ipswich MP Ben Gummer has started two new roles, following his election defeat in June last year.
15 February 2018
Capgemini develops RPA Centre of Excellence for UK Cabinet Office Capgemini has penned a two-year agreement with the UK Government’s Cabinet Office, as it seeks to develop a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Centre of Excellence (CoE).
20 December 2017
UK government selects 30 firms for £690 million financial consultancy framework 30 consulting firms have been selected by the UK government as preferred suppliers for financial consultancy work.
18 December 2017

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