Two senior Labour MPs have poured scorn on Carillion’s senior management team, accusing them of delusional behaviour and blaming everyone but themselves for the company’s failure.
Councils and NHS trusts need to start grappling with their responsibilities under the Modern Slavery Act and ensure transparency and integrity in their supply chains, says Debbie Wood.
Defence secretary Gavin Williamson is to launch a programme to modernise the UK’s defences, which he said would meet threats identified by the National Security Council’s review in 2015.
The Smith Institute has called on the government to end what it called a “‘love in’ with outsourcing and PFI”, after the fiasco of the Carillion collapse.
Law firm DAC Beachcroft has warned NHS bodies that PFI contracts involving the failed Carillion firm could be at risk even where it was part of a consortium.
The revamped version of the private finance initiative – dubbed PF2 – has been little used and has few major differences from its predecessor, the National Audit Office has found.
Councils around the country are scrambling to identify the full extent of their exposure to Carillion after Monday’s collapse of the construction and facilities management firm.
Carillion’s collapse shows public sector outsourcing is risky and limited. It’s time for a rethink and greater scrutiny and transparency, argue John Tizard and David Walker.
Ministers have pledged that all public services will be protected following the demise of Carillion, a major contractor responsible for a host of buildings and services across the public sector.
The Ministry of Defence will be left unable to complete its shopping list of new ships, aircraft and combat vehicles because of its inability to achieve efficiency savings, according to MPs.
Brexit brings with it an opportunity to embed social value into public procurement practices, says Matthew Jackson of the Centre for Local Economic Strategies
Regulations governing the non-competitive procurement of defence equipment could deliver significant savings but are being resisted by some suppliers, the government’s spending watchdog has...
The private finance initiative is deeply unpopular, blamed for delays and exorbitant costs. However, as Anthony Barej finds out, it could still have a future.
Brexit brings with it an opportunity to harness the power of public procurement to revive local economies, the Centre for Local Economic Strategies has argued.
The UK is too reliant on big public sector contracts and needs to improve competition to ensure good value for money, according to the Taxpayers’ Alliance.