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30 Apr 2008

Noitatlusnoc

We are all conversant with the concept of the invitation to tender (ITT). The customer documents his requirements and issues the specification to prospective suppliers, inviting them to tender for the business. The interested suppliers, if any, submit proposals and, one way or another, the winners are decided.

This venerable institution has now been the subject of revolutionary change.

The Financial Times reported in August 2007 that the Identity & Passport Service (IPS) would start to award contracts for the ID cards scheme next spring, i.e. now. Instead, IPS have issued a consultation document, seeking the public’s views on “what kind of information about the Scheme may be needed by organisations that might want to take part in delivering the Scheme”.

We are all conversant with the concept of the public consultation. The government department in question describes its proposals in detail, the public submit their thoughts and, one way or another, the government department does what it was going to do in the first place.

This venerable institution also, has been the subject of revolutionary change – the IPS consultation document seeks views on “what kind of information about the Scheme the public may need”.

Not only are the public expected to write IPS’s ITTs for them but, under the new dispensation, the public also have to decide for them what IPS are trying to achieve.

• Posted by David Moss on 30/04/08 at 11:47am
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