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Government Commercial College delivers widespread training to public procurement staff.

Conclusion
The GCF told us that there is a constant drumbeat, in its commercial function calls, on the training programme, so that all public bodies, such as local authorities and health authorities know about the training. The GCF commented that there were some videos ready to be rolled out. However, the GCF noted that it does not know the names of all the people they may need to contact. The GCF told us they will be trying to ensure that other stakeholders within contracting authorities, make certain that the right people are trained at the right level. The GCF noted that there are around 50,000 people now signed up for the Government Commercial College, of which they think 20,000 are employed in the procurement function in a public authority.58
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 8 March 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age 2.7 yrs
Report published 13 Dec 2023