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Guidance on the government’s personnel security and national security vetting policies and how the processes work.
This PPN sets out the requirements to set targets for direct spend with SMEs and VCSEs and to publish results annually.
Cabinet and Cabinet Committees are groups of ministers that can take collective decisions that are binding across government.
This page provides information on how honours committees are made up and who the current members are.
Guidance for in-scope organisations on how to publish procurement information on Contracts Finder following the introduction of the Procurement Act.
This note provides the new threshold values for the Public Contracts Regulations and sets out a change for estimating contract values to be inclusive of VAT.
This policy summary outlines the objectives, benefits, scope, and the responsibilities of your organisation when using the Cabinet Office spend controls.
This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) updates the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and accompanying statutory guidance and replaces PPN 03/23.
Follow this guidance when you want to get spend approval for commercial activities costing £20 million or more excluding VAT.
How to request approval for training requirements.
Our networks offer help and support to civil servants and raise awareness of some of the barriers faced by our underrepresented groups.
This Spend Control ceased as a requirement on 1st February 2023. Other Cabinet Office Spending Controls remain operational.
Steps SMEs can take when bidding for government contracts so they can compete with larger companies.
This PPN sets out how payment approaches can be taken into account in the procurement of major government contracts. It replaces PPN 015 from 1 October 2025.
Guidance on maintaining security for List X contractors.
Explaining the background to devolution and how the legislatures and administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland work.
The Model Services Contract Core Terms for England and Wales
This functional standard sets expectations for the direction and management of functions across government and within organisations, including management of functional standards.
The government has published the ‘COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021’, setting out the roadmap out of the current lockdown for England.
Responsibilities of an IAO in managing the risks to personal information and business critical information held within a department.
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