Following on from our earlier post – we take a look at the Liberal Democrat Manifesto and how procurement features in their spending cut plans in comparison to the other two main parties.
Liberal Democrat Manifesto: Defence procurement under review
Government defence projects come under scrutiny by the Liberal Democrats as part of their plans to save £15 billion year-on-year. Nick Clegg pledged to revisit all major spending projects through the strategic spending defence review ensuring that procurement costs were kept low.
IT procurement projects would also come under scrutiny according to the manifesto with expensive technology options to be reconsidered with alternative approaches including open-source software and cloud computing.
The Liberal Democrats are also keen to adopt policies that would encourage the procurement of green products including fair trade and sustainable products building on their planned investment of green energy, technology, housing and transport.
Post your views on how you think each party’s policies will impact upon procurement and watch this space for our post-election blogs and reactions.
