I'll be here 11-12 today to answer your questions about commercial in govt - use #AskCivilService @cipsnews @IACCMinfo @faststreamuk
@BillCrothersCCO: Ask questions about Commercial in govt, 11-12 tomorrow #AskCivilService @cipsnews @faststreamuk @CSWnews @UKCivilService
#AskCivilService @BillCrothersCCO What can be done to embed commercial skills across other professions?- .@UKGovProperty The Corp Management Board brings together the functional leads & depts which brings top down coordination #AskCivilService
Q to @BillCrothersCCO via #AskCivilService: How can we embed commercial skills outside of the commercial service?- 1 @RebeccaAngScott I think a good answer is to begin with a Q - What do you think 'Commercial' means?
- "Commercial" is an idea that covers a lot of activities from pre-procurement to physically buying stuff. #AskCivilService @BillCrothersCCO
- 1 @UKCivilService It's a balance but I think the pre-procurement phase is vital and we need to focus on that #AskCivilService
- 2. The #commercial prof focuses procurement, we also need to train non-specialists to understand their role as it's vital #AskCivilService
- RT @Denny_Jicheva: @UKCivilService Is there a plan to expand commercial reform to wider public sector eg NHS? #Askcivilservice
- .@Denny_Jicheva Definitely, there are opportunities in every dept, & more specialised areas like 'health' and 'power' #AskCivilService
With Commercial Capability in the lime-light of the CS reform how do you think we can measure success?@BillCrothersCCO #askcivilservice- 1 @amypoppypayne Money is what matters. If we do business better, we spend less on what we need #AskCivilService
- 2. @amypoppypayne For example CCS manages about £3B worth of contracts, and by being more efficient we make big savings #AskCivilService
- 3. @amypoppypayne The challenge is to expand into other areas so we don't buy what we don't need, and make further savings #AskCivilService
Bill, what commercial skills do you think the Civil Service struggles with the most? Negotiations? Governance? #askcivilservice- .@Derek_duPreez "I think a common thread is gaining confidence & judgement by developing more experience" @BillCrothersCCO #AskCivilService
- Final Q - with move to government-as-a-platform, what impact will this have on commercial capabilities? #askcivilservice
- 1 @Derek_duPreez "The one that comes to mind is #DigitalMarketplace which disintermediates the procurement process" #AskCivilService
- 2. @Derek_duPreez "This process changes the role of procurement to a curating role to controlling quality" @BillCrothersCCO #AskCivilService
- Q from the floor: Should we spend more or less time training non-specialists in commercial in areas like pre-procurement? #AskCivilService
- People need to spend time in all areas of the commercial process from pre-procurement to bidding and managing contracts. #AskCivilService
- 1 @UKCivilService It's a balance but I think the pre-procurement phase is vital and we need to focus on that #AskCivilService
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#AskCivilService: Bill Crothers
Bill Crothers, the Government's Chief Commercial Officer, answers more of your questions about the commercial profession and life as a commercial Fast Streamer.
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