The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has been called a failure in the latest report from the committee, after only 2 per cent of items where purchased through the procurement hub.

The hub, which is used by 43 police forces across the UK, was targeted to deliver 80 per cent of procurement services for UK police forces by 2015.

The committee also criticised the lack of data being delivered by police forces regarding their procurement spend. The quality of data is seen as vital to the Home Office’s efforts to develop savings and increased efficiencies.

PAC chairman, Margaret Hodge, said:” “National contracts with suppliers are not used by enough forces and do not cover many basic goods and services. Forces’ use of the new, online police procurement ‘hub’ is also woefully below the Home Office’s expectations. By 2013, a miniscule two percent of items were being bought through this central hub, against a target of 80 percent by the end of this parliament.”

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