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We used contact details for 92 major suppliers to government provided by the Confederation of British Industry, Intellect and the Office of Government Commerce to email a survey to each supplier. We received replies in Summer 2009 from 33 suppliers, a response rate of 36 per cent. Figure 1 provides a breakdown of respondents by category of good or service. The survey consisted of 17 questions and the following tables provide a summary of the key results. The questions covered two areas: The extent of duplication of tendering activity across the public sector.