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Bill Crothers

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Name: Bill Crothers

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Francis Maude

Government departments ignoring purchasing decisions

Francis Maude, minister for the Cabinet Office © Sam KestevenEmail CommentRelated linksLatest articles on the public sector 14 May 2013Contractors' group B&ES provides tendering tips 14 May 2013MoD struggles to challenge software contractors 14 May ... [Published Supply Management - May 14 2013]

Entities: Francis Maude, Ignorance, Bill Crothers, Sir Bob Kerslake, Sir Jeremy Heywood

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Xchanging plc

The new Vampire Weekend album is a classic

Ahead of our normal end of month album review, I just wanted to let you know that:1. The new Vampire Weekend album, Modern Vampires of the City is streaming on iTunes (free). Don’t know how long that will be available so go and listen now because..2. ... [Published Spend Matters UK Europe - May 11 2013]

Entities: Bill Crothers, Liam Maxwell, Xchanging plc, Peter Smith

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

UK Government Crusades To Slash IT Spending

5/9/2013 1 commentno ratingsIn a standout presentation at the Jefferies 2013 Global Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in New York this week, the UK government talked about becoming a "very intelligent client."Gov.UKwas represented on this occasion ... [Published Internet Evolution - May 09 2013]

Entities: Bill Crothers, Stephen Kelly, UK Government, Crusades

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Freeserve (Reconstruction)

Business leaders appointed to bolster government procurement

Six new crown representatives have been hired to help the government get better value from its contractsThe government has appointed six senior private sector leaders have been appointed to helpit get better value from frompublic sector contracts.The ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 01 2013]

Entities: Appointed, Freeserve (Reconstruction), Bill Crothers

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 3 reports

Private sector IT experts brought in to improve government procurement value

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has announced that six new Crown Representatives have been chosen to work with departments to support early supplier engagement in procurement contracts.The news brings in a significant IT presence to support procurement ... [Published PublicTechnology.net - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Freeserve (Reconstruction), Bill Crothers, Graham Jackson, Ian Tyler, Michael Wade

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Margaret Thatcher

How Mrs T made public sector procurement respectable

When she came to power, Mrs Thatcher transformed public sector procurement beyond recognition and now select committees and the NAO have taken it to a whole new level, writes Colin CramThe government of Margaret Thatcher laid the foundations for procurement ... [Published Public Service - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Bill Crothers, Margaret Thatcher, Private Finance Initiative, HM Treasury, Performance Measurement

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

UK public procurement – the UK Government and large suppliers fall out

Tags: politics and procurement, public procurement, Public SectorWe wrote extensively about the recent Public Administration Select Committee session on procurement, with Bill Crothers (government CPO) and his Cabinet Office colleagues (here is the last ... [Published Spend Matters UK Europe - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: UK Government, United Kingdom, Bill Crothers

First reported Apr 08 2013 - Updated Apr 08 2013 - 1 reports

Live chat: the problem with procurement

from 12-2pm to discuss the challenges of joint procurement and how these might be addressedA National Audit Office survey has reported that police forces could save up to a third on kit by agreeing common specifications. With the report revealing a 400% ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 08 2013]

Entities: Sara Thornton, Bill Crothers, National Policing Improvement Agency

First reported Mar 27 2013 - Updated Mar 28 2013 - 1 reports

Procurement reform: Commercial officers with “right attitude” needed, says Kelly

The Public Administration Select Committee’s investigation into procurement reform heard this week from Chief Operating Officer Stephen Kelly’s team that changes are returning benefits, but that it is a “work in progress”.They also described the barriers ... [Published PublicTechnology.net - Mar 27 2013]

Entities: Stephen Kelly, Bill Crothers, Bernard Jenkin, G-Cloud

First reported Mar 28 2013 - Updated Mar 28 2013 - 1 reports

Government procurement: are civil servants stalling reforms?

Central government departments need a strong shove from MPs to push through procurement reformIt is clear that radical changes are needed to government procurement, but there's a distinct impression of a lack of co-operation on reform from some quart ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 28 2013]

Entities: Bill Crothers, Francis Maude, Reformism

First reported Jan 25 2013 - Updated Jan 25 2013 - 1 reports

Boot up: Windows RT's seven sins, Nokia + Apple + Jolla in China, and more

Plus Acer expects loss, government decried over Oracle gig, Tim Cook on what supply chain rumours mean, and more A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Microsoft's ARM blunder: 7 reasons why Windows RT was ... [Published Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk - Jan 25 2013]

Entities: China, Nokia Corporation, Apple Inc

First reported Dec 20 2012 - Updated Dec 20 2012 - 1 reports

Policy Maker: Bill Crothers, Chief Procurement Officer, on the need for a new approach

“We’ve done a pretty comprehensive review,” admits Chief Procurement Officer Bill Crothers. “This is a new approach to frameworks to procure ICT for central government." ... [Published PublicTechnology.net - Dec 20 2012]

Entities: Bill Crothers

Quotes

...Overall, Crothers said, "there has not been a healthy competitive market operating."

UK Government Crusades To Slash IT Spending [Published Internet Evolution - May 09 2013]

"we know we can only drive efficiencies if we act as a single customer to maximise our buying power and be a better client" said Bill Crothers, Chief Procurement Officer and Commercial Director General

Government hires ‘private sector experts’ to squeeze value from suppliers [Published Computerworld Singapore - Apr 29 2013]

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Business leaders appointed to bolster governmen... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 01 2013]
Private sector IT experts brought in to improve... [Published PublicTechnology.net - Apr 29 2013]
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Government hires ‘private sector experts’ to sq... [Published Computerworld Singapore - Apr 29 2013]
How Mrs T made public sector procurement respec... [Published Public Service - Apr 18 2013]
UK public procurement – the UK Government and l... [Published Spend Matters UK Europe - Apr 16 2013]
Live chat: the problem with procurement [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 08 2013]
Government procurement: are civil servants stal... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Mar 28 2013]
Procurement reform: Commercial officers with “r... [Published PublicTechnology.net - Mar 27 2013]
Boot up: Windows RT's seven sins, Nokia + Apple... [Published Technology: Technology blog \| guardian.co.uk - Jan 25 2013]
Policy Maker: Bill Crothers, Chief Procurement ... [Published PublicTechnology.net - Dec 20 2012]
New government ICT procurement put on ice [Published PublicTechnology.net - Oct 31 2012]

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Boot up: Windows RT's seven sins, Nokia + Apple... [Published Technology: Technology blog \| guardian.co.uk - Jan 25 2013] Plus Acer expects loss, government decried over Oracle gig, Tim Cook on what supply chain rumours mean, and more A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Microsoft's ARM blunder: 7 reasons why Windows RT was ...