Cabinet Office written question – answered at on 6 December 2010.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will take steps to enable national and multi-national companies on the Office of Government Commerce framework to subcontract to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their local areas for the purpose of helping SMEs obtain Government and local authority contracts.
There is no reason why suppliers to the public sector cannot advertise sub-contracting opportunities to regional suppliers. Government will be interested in bids which involve SMEs and voluntary organisations. The new “Contracts Finder” facility will give prime contractors to Government the ability to advertise their sub-contracting opportunities online.
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