NAO – Lessons learned report – competition in public procurement – 19 July 2023

This report is a useful reminder for us all on what we should be doing to enhance competition in our public procurements.

This National Audit Office report examines whether government has mechanisms in place to understand and encourage competition in public procurement, and how government departments can make their use of competition more effective. The report draws on insights from examining procurement processes of differing values and types, from the Superfast Broadband Programme to asylum accommodation and support services. It covers the large proportion of government procurement where there is an expectation that there should be a competitive market.