Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 30
30
Accepted
New digital data platform will improve spending data but requires further enhancement for analysis.
Recommendation
We asked how government was going to make better use of the data available on spending on digital programmes. Cabinet Office said that a new data platform was introduced in March 2025 to enable departments to provide better data on spending and pipelines. GCF explained that the central digital platform would give it access more quickly to the procurement data it needed. However, DSIT said that it would need to “build on” this and “add to it” with additional information from operational trends and investment forecasts.53 50 C&AG’s Report, para 12 51 Qq 19, 51, 69 52 Qq 13–14; C&AG’s Report, paras 1.3, 1.13 53 Qq 13–14, 23, 33 19
Government Response Summary
The government accepts the recommendation, stating the GCF Digital & Data Team will set out a process to leverage commercial insights from data by December 2025. This will involve developing a standard framework for procurement platforms and delivering a central digital platform for cross-government use.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
5.1 The government agrees with the committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: December 2025 5.2 The GCF Digital & Data Team will set out the process to leverage commercial insights from data held across the eco-system, which will include the development of a standard framework for procurement platforms as well as the delivery of the central digital platform, leveraging data held in procurement and back-office systems for use across government. Further detail will be provided to the committee in December, in line with the target implementation date.