Government’s relationship with digital technology suppliers

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 15 Jan 2025 Closed: 21 Aug 2025 Parliament page
At least £14bn a year is spent by government on procuring its digital services. Effective use of technology suppliers in this area is essential to any ambitions to digitally transform government and best enable it to plan for and use future technology. In 2022, the Government set out a roadmap … Read more
28 Recommendations
6 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
18 Sep
2025
Report published
6 Jun
2025
Report published
27 Mar
2025
Correspondence
27 Feb
2025
Oral evidence
27 Feb
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
27 Feb 2025
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Andrew Forzani · Cabinet Office Andrew Forzani · Ministry of Defence Cat Little · Cabinet Office Clare Gibbs · Cabinet Office David Knott · National Lottery Community Fund Sarah Munby · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Title HC No. Published Items Response
27th Report - Government’s relationship with digital technology … HC 640 6 Jun 2025 34 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
2 Conclusion Acknowledged
27th Report - Government’s relatio…
Set out Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence's plans and resource balance for activities.
The Cabinet Office and DSIT have many expectations for the Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence to deliver the large–scale improvements needed to current digital commercial activities, as well as its existing aims. Government’s current digital commercial approaches and practices require … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the recommendation to set out the Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence's plans and resource allocation, stating it will focus on supplier and market engagement and undertake further work on remaining issues, but without providing specific details or a timeline.
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Government Response AI assessment · 34 of 28 classified
Accepted 33
Acknowledged 1
Total 28 recs + 6 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
27 Mar 2025 To committee Letter from the Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office relating to the follow up on the oral evidence session on Government’s relationship with digital technology suppliers, 13 March 2025
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