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We need shorter IT contracts, urges government report

Trevor Treharne

10 November 2017 • 1 min read

Longer-term IT contracts 'no longer represent value for money' claims Government Commercial Function report

Public sector resellers might feel the pinch after a government report recommended that IT contracts should be restricted to a maximum of seven years. The Government Commercial Function (GCF), p...

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