由于最近公开的政府外包失败结果，英国政府部门已经被要求减缓其数亿英镑的外包扩大项目。相关人士表达了对政府管理外包合同和兑现承诺方面的失望。英国政府目前年外包规模达到200亿英镑以改善国内服务的效率。

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Are government to blame for public sector outsourcing failures?

Sourcingfocus | Friday, November 08, 2013

As a result of the recent publicised failures of government outsourcing, the government has been encouraged to slow down its multimillion pound outsourcing enlargement program. 

Whitehall officials leading the review over G4S and Serco scandals say government should take some blame as contracts have been managed “poor in a lot of areas”.  Bill Crothers Cabinet office chief procurement officer claims government departments “get the suppliers they deserve”. 

Crothers suggests the disappointment of government outsource contracts lies with the failure to manage contracts and ensure they “deliver what they said they would do”.

The government currently outsources around £20bn a year in outsourcing contracts to deliver public services in a bid to drive forward a more efficient civil service.