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Designing government contracts for the digital age
We’re working with the Government Digital Service and Government Legal Department to change the way our contract documents are written and presented.
Traditionally, contracts are written in complex language and include lots of repetition. We feel that shortening and simplifying the documents will encourage a more diverse range of suppliers applying to supply to government. It will also ensure we can provide buyers with the best possible commercial deals for common goods and services.
We’ve created a multidisciplinary team and will be working together to combine our areas of expertise to create accurate and compliant model contracts written in simpler language.
Find out more in this blog post about how we are working together to design government contracts for the digital age