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Written question asked by Jon Trickett (Labour) on Friday, 29 June 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 July 2018. It was answered by Oliver Dowden (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 July 2018 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Cabinet Office: Procurement

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Answer of 28 June 2018 to Question 146800 on Cabinet Office: Procurement, how many of those contracts were advertised publicly prior to the appointment of personnel.

Answer

As nominated workers, their roles were not publicly advertised and were pre identified due to their specialist knowledge.

These contracts are for skills not readily available within the civil service like specialist technical and major infrastructure skills, which are time limited by nature.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
158954
Session
2017-19
Related items
Cabinet Office: Procurement
Thursday, 28 June 2018
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Procurement Cabinet Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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