Government departments are being urged to start sharing procurement information across public services, with contracts modified to allow this data sharing.

The move comes as government seeks to promote cross-sharing and improve the public sector’s procurement process.

The Cabinet Office has asked that departments ‘immediately’ move to share information and that contracts should be completed on behalf of the Crown rather than by individual departments in order to facilitate the cross sharing of procurement information.

A Action Note issued to Whitehall departments stated that departments should move to ensure that the government is protected in the event of any disputes and that confidentiality clauses must be introduced to contracts which allow for cross-departments sharing.

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