tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Parliamentary Secretary 2025-04-14T15:01:06+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/stakeholder-engagement-magenta-book-update 2025-04-14T15:01:06+01:00 Stakeholder Engagement: Magenta Book Update The ETF are pleased to invite stakeholders from across government and relevant external agencies to provide feedback on potential updates to the Magenta Book. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-public-procurement-rules-to-drive-growth-opportunities-for-small-businesses-and-exclude-suppliers-that-fail-to-deliver 2025-02-25T15:11:05+00:00 New public procurement rules to drive growth, opportunities for small businesses and exclude suppliers that fail to deliver  A new public procurement regime under the Procurement Act 2023 is now in force tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/thousands-of-small-businesses-to-benefit-from-new-government-buying-rules-boosting-local-jobs-growth-and-innovation 2025-02-13T10:29:35+00:00 Thousands of small businesses to benefit from new government buying rules, boosting local jobs, growth and innovation Thousands of small businesses across the country will have more opportunities to win valuable contracts with public sector organisations, kickstarting local economic growth and innovation tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/manchesters-first-street-hub-reaches-completion-milestone 2025-02-11T07:45:00+00:00 Manchester’s First Street Hub reaches completion milestone A new state-of-the-art government office building in Manchester’s city centre has hit a key stage in its construction. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/minister-georgia-gould-speech-to-the-national-leadership-forum 2024-11-14T16:53:49+00:00 Minister Georgia Gould speech to the National Leadership Forum Speech at the National Leadership Forum tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-controls-across-government-to-curb-consultancy-spend-and-save-over-12-billion-by-2026 2024-11-14T12:13:08+00:00 New controls across government to curb consultancy spend and save over £1.2 billion by 2026 New controls on the use of consultancies across government are being brought in to cut unnecessary spending and save £1.2 billion by 2026, as set out in the Autumn Statement – with departments already expected to save the £5… tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/the-gpa-confirms-mark-bourgeois-as-ceo 2024-09-17T00:00:00+01:00 The GPA confirms Mark Bourgeois as CEO The Government Property Agency (GPA) has confirmed the appointment of Mark Bourgeois as its new Chief Executive Officer. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uks-key-allies-come-together-to-fight-public-sector-fraud 2024-09-10T16:20:42+01:00 UK’s key allies come together to fight public sector fraud Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States join UK Government for counter fraud summit in London tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/darlington-government-hub-gains-planning-consent 2024-08-07T16:06:04+01:00 Darlington Government Hub Gains Planning Consent A new government office development in Darlington has been given the go-ahead by Planning Applications Committee