UK government CPO Bill Crothers has told SM his team has entered a “second phase” of procurement as Whitehall announced savings of £14.3 billion in 2013/14.
Crothers said they had moved from a “fairly blunt” approach with suppliers to becoming a “good, responsible customer”.
He told SM this work was focused on around 50 suppliers who make up £20 billion of procurement spend and the savings achieved from this group had increased to £1.8 billion in 2013/14, up from £900 million in the previous year.