The National Audit Office has called for a re-think of the way public bodies procure goods and service in the light of high profile failures in contract management.

The NAO has published two reports highlighting the weaknesses of current public sector procurement arrangements. There is a lack of transparency and a need for better public scrutiny of contracts. There is also a crisis in public confidence in public service procurement following several high-profile allegations of poor performance, irregularities and misreporting over the past few months. These raise concerns about whether all contractors know what is going on in their business and are behaving appropriately; and how well the government manages contracts.

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