21 min

"Where's the Flipping Documentation" says National Audit Office Report on UK Government Pandemic Procurement - Peter Smith's Bad Buying Podcast Epdisode 8 Peter Smith's Bad Buying Podcast

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I look at the UK National Audit Office report on how the UK government has conducted emergency procurement (worth many billions) during the pandemic. The main focus is on buying PPE, where some "interesting" (to say the least) suppliers won huge contracts. But there are also horror stories in terms of lack of good process in other areas too. The most commonly used phrase in the report - "there was a lack of documentation..."  Not for the faint-hearted... 

I look at the UK National Audit Office report on how the UK government has conducted emergency procurement (worth many billions) during the pandemic. The main focus is on buying PPE, where some "interesting" (to say the least) suppliers won huge contracts. But there are also horror stories in terms of lack of good process in other areas too. The most commonly used phrase in the report - "there was a lack of documentation..."  Not for the faint-hearted... 

21 min