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Red lines for IT procurement

Posted by: Alex Holmes, Posted on: 26 February 2014 - Categories: GOV.UK, Service design

In January, the government published some ‘red lines’ for IT contracts.  At the time, Bill Crothers, the government Chief Procurement Officer, described the reasoning behind them.  These rules apply to all central government, and should encourage competition whilst delivering value …

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