Building Contractors need to ensure prompt payment to their suppliers

Cabinet Secretary Francis Maude has told at the Government Construction Summit that main contractors must adopt the same attitude as government to reforming procurement and saving tax-payers' money.

Building Contractors need to ensure prompt payment to their suppliers, but at the same should make pre-qualification of sub-contractors more straightforward.

"Whilst we in Government are doing everything we can both to be a good client, and to encourage the same good behaviour in those who contract directly with us, we do expect to see the benefits of that reflected in the prices paid," Maude told the conference.