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Recommendation 23
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CCS told us that it had put an information notice out to say that it...
Conclusion
CCS told us that it had put an information notice out to say that it was starting to look at the replacement for supply chain finance but the decision had yet to be formalised internally—though it had gone to the CCS board. CCS agreed that its guidance to the board would be to come out of this particular marketplace, especially as the Department 20 Qq 120–123; C&AG’s Report, paras 2.27–2.28; HM Treasury, Managing Public Money, June 2021. Available at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-public-money 21 C&AG’s Report, para 29 22 Qq 88–89 23 Qq 91–94; C&AG’s Report, para 16 14 The pharmacy early payment and salary advance schemes in the NHS of Health and Social Care and NHSBSA have now put something else in place for pharmacies. Therefore, the intention is not to put in place a replacement for the Taulia supply chain finance or dynamic discounting agreement across government.24 24 Qq 128–131 The pharmacy early payment and salary advance schemes in the NHS 15 3 Oversight and assurance Failure to cascade government advice
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
3.2 Suppliers bidding for CCS contracts are subject to robust financial checks as part of each framework procurement. CCS teams also then regularly monitor risk to suppliers and 22 consider their resilience during the life of the contract, making use of media and market reports and other intelligence. Based on emerging information on Greensill Limited, CCS opened discussions with Taulia about identifying an alternative funder for Supplier Earlier Payment Solutions prior to Greensill Limited’s collapse and engaged with NHS Business Services Authority. CCS and the Cabinet Office Commercial Central teams have well- established links across the Government Commercial Function (GCF), to ensure robust information sharing on key suppliers.