‘Unworkable’ contracts put pressure on purchasers
29 August 2012
The government’s approach to supplier contracts is “unworkable” and places purchasers in an impossible position, according to a former senior Whitehall buyer.
Ian Beverley, who was head of the regional development agencies’ strategic procurement group, said the contradictory advice puts the profession “between a rock and hard place”.
In his view, the order to use more local suppliers is in conflict with the goverment’s desire to see larger contracts.
Beverley, now director at Northern Procurement Group, which...