Two internal audits in 2024 raised serious concerns with the governance and oversight of the Department of Higher Education’s procurement system, with potential financial, operational and reputational risks.  In January 2024, an internal audit gave the department-wide procurement system an “unsatisfactory” rating, meaning that action was immediately required from management. As well as its responsibility for further and higher education, the department also funds and creates policy for the research sectors. The vast majority of the department’s budget goes to grant payments to bodies sitting under it, with a smaller but not insignificant amount spent on procurement of goods and…

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