Ministry to adopt purchasing cards
3 April 2012
The Ministry of Defence is to join the government’s procurement card initiative - two years after it was accepted by other government agencies, writes Liam O’Brien.
The MoD’s purchasing card, launched last week by armed forces minister John Spellar, is said to have been held up by inertia within the ministry, which has an annual budget of £24 billion.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and HM Customs and Excise are among the government departments that already use the card, but it will not be implemented...