Introducing the “Lobby Index”
Our “lobby-index” shows the proportion of UK government contracts awarded to companies with links to politicians or lobbyists. The index peaked in mid-2019, but remained high throughout 2020.
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Government procurement in 2020 – not that unusual.
The media has highlighted a range of issues with government procurement in 2020, noting that many contracts were awarded without competition, and the details of contract awards were published late. Our analysis suggests these issues were not specific to 2020. They are long-running features of UK government procurement.