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摘要

Local authorities shouldn't need central government to force the streamlining of procurement rules. The more competition to tender the better deal that councils can get But then, councils are spending other people's money - so the administrative convenience of dealing with a small number of big players who know the system trumps making an effort to secure value for money Thus, we have had the chronic level of wasteful spending on such multi-billion schemes such as the Decent Homes Programme and Building Schools for the Future.