The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) are establishing an “innovation team” to review the total cost of ownership around common goods and services. The Director of Commercial Delivery at CCS Matt Denham said the team is being set up to look at the “big picture” and create larger savings. Denham went on to say it’s about “how do we do a better job of understanding the total life cycle cost?”. Denham said that he had identified skill gaps around market engagement which are a result of legacy frame-work based approach from predecessor Government Procurement Service.

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