All Entries Tagged With: "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"
Ministerial car spend down 44%
Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening says that the amount of ministerial car spend for 2010/11 was £3.8m, down from £6.7m the previous year.
Maude says procurement spend down £1 billion
Cabinet Office Minister claims Government has already saved £3.75 million through eradicating waste.
The Word from Whitehall: partnership pitfalls
Our mystery buyer cautions his colleagues to be more respectful of their suppliers
Managing the unknown
The recent riots underline the importance of devising a travel strategy which doesn’t break the budget if the unexpected happens.
Savings accounts
The travel management company(ies) successful in the latest tender will be expected to deliver cost savings quickly so time to look for the low-hanging fruit
National Audit Office reports big dip in travel spending at FCO
Travel spending in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office took a £4.2m hit when it had to make sudden spending cuts in 2009/10, a National Audit Office report has revealed.
Number 10 launches transparency microsite containing overseas trip data
Government publishes details of progress against efficiency targets and says it will publish contracts in full
More video conferencing for FCO after Cable & Wireless deal
A new deal between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Cable & Wireless will mean more video conferencing and less travel costs and emissions for the FCO.
Addison Lee wins £4m government taxi contract
Addison Lee has been awarded a £4 million contract to provide taxi services from within the M25 to the Department for Work and Pensions, the Cabinet Office, the Treasury and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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