UK.gov vows to cut consultancy spending, then hands up to £350M to consultancies
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Home Office deals with Deloitte and PA Consulting raise questions over Cabinet Office spending controls
The UK's Home Office has awarded two global consultancies contracts worth up to £350 million for data and analytics services, despite the government's commitment to spend less on consultants.
Deloitte has won a four-year deal worth up to £200 million to offer "strategic multifunctional teams" for data analytics, data matching and data insight services. PA Consulting has won a contract for up to £150 million for the same services over the same period, according to procurement documents published last week.
In November 2024, the UK government promised new controls on the use of consultancies across the public sector to cut unnecessary spending and save £1.2 billion by 2026.
The Cabinet Office and Crown Commercial Service said the controls were expected to provide far greater oversight, with ministerial sign-off required for any consultancy spend...
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