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NAO slams lack of transparency in Covid procurement

The National Audit Office (NAO) has hit out at a lack of transparency and adequate documentation in the way the government handled £18bn of procurement of goods and services to cope with the outbreak of Covid-19.

NAO slams lack of transparency in Covid procurement
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The audit watchdog said there was a dearth of information about why particular suppliers were chosen, while some contracts were also awarded after work had already begun, and many were not published in the timeframe they should have been.

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