Government has a historic lack of professionalism in procurement’ and inhibits suppliers, say analysts.

The government is being “counter-productive” and “unhelpful” according to a report published by IT analysts TechMarketView.

The "UK Public Sector SITS Supplier Landscape 2012-13" report was critical of the public sectors failure to supGovernment has a historic lack of professionalism in procurement’ and inhibits suppliers, say analysts.

The government is being “counter-productive” and “unhelpful” according to a report published by IT analysts TechMarketView.

The "UK Public Sector SITS Supplier Landscape 2012-13" report was critical of the public sectors failure to support suppliers, and the practice of ineffective methods to promote SMEs, while inhibiting the current top suppliers, resulting in both ends of the supplier spectrum being hindered.

While restricting top suppliers the government is still involved in many long term contracts, which are now being impacted by a deterioration in relationships.

The authors of the report Georgina O’Toole and Tola Sargeant said: "The anti-large agenda is unhelpful when those very companies continue to run the majority of Whitehall ICT infrastructure, under contracts that may be running for many years to come."

While the report acknowledged that both government and large suppliers were not exempt from failing, the public sector needed to recognise "an historic lack of professionalism in procurement".

port suppliers, and the practice of ineffective methods to promote SMEs, while inhibiting the current top suppliers, resulting in both ends of the supplier spectrum being hindered.

While restricting top suppliers the government is still involved in many long term contracts, which are now being impacted by a deterioration in relationships.

The authors of the report Georgina O’Toole and Tola Sargeant said: "The anti-large agenda is unhelpful when those very companies continue to run the majority of Whitehall ICT infrastructure, under contracts that may be running for many years to come."

While the report acknowledged that both government and large suppliers were not exempt from failing, the public sector needed to recognise "an historic lack of professionalism in procurement".