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I’m a civil servant... and I’m a Mystery Shopper!

Posted by: Andie Beavan and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 23 March 2015 - Categories: Commercial skills
Andie Beavan working on the CCS project board

...I’m still looking after suppliers, but it is more to do with what happens if the procurement process goes wrong – we’re the commercial troubleshooters for government. Rules that exclude...

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SMEs: The Government is open for business

Posted by: Belinda Mather-Derrick and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 11 March 2015 - Categories: Commercial skills
Crown Commercial Service brochures on a table

...and the government wants competition in its marketplace from the best businesses in Britain, driving innovation which we know leads to better value for money for taxpayers, while helping businesses,...

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The Government is open for business: are you ready?

Posted by: Crown Commercial Services and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 25 February 2015 - Categories: Commercial skills
Banner saying: Commercial skills - Government is opening up to small businesses - are you ready?

...up its spend to more small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) than ever before. It’s a change, spearheaded by the Crown Commercial Service, that is already revolutionising how the civil service...

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