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17 Feb 16
Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock today confirmed that all public bodies are to be barred from undertaking procurement boycotts of Israel under revised government rules.
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17 Feb 16
The body created by the Local Government Association to oversee council audits following the abolition of the Audit Commission is considering plans to jointly procure contacts across the sector from...
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12 Feb 16
MPs have warned that value for public money could be at risk if bidder interest in the government’s rail franchise programme continues to decline.
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8 Feb 16
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for councils to take back direct control of local services, including the provision of utilities such as power and water.
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11 Jan 16
Outcome-based commissioning could help make some public services more efficient as well as help develop new models of provision, experts at a CIPFA roundtable event have said.
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8 Jan 16
Outsourcing Department for Work and Pensions health and disability assessments has not been value for money, with the costs of tests increasings by 65% in a new contract, auditors have found.
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5 Jan 16
Enthusiasm for the outsourcing of public services is growing, despite the absence of reliable evidence about the implications for costs and quality
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4 Jan 16
The government is to directly commission the construction of thousands of new homes on public land for the first time in almost 30 years.
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18 Dec 15
Housing association mergers can bring big benefits but are not always the right way to go. Here are some questions to think about before you start off down the merger path.
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16 Dec 15
The CBI has called for improved collaboration between Whitehall and outsourcing companies to ensure efficiency is improved and savings are met.
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7 Dec 15
The government exceeded a target to spend a quarter of Whitehall’s procurement budget with small- and medium-sized business by 2014/15, figures from the Cabinet Office have revealed.
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25 Nov 15
This Spending Review isn’t simply about achieving more for less. After the chancellor’s announcements today will reduce government spending by nearly a fifth, we’re now talking...
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16 Nov 15
The government has been told it must take a “balanced approach” to reforms of Whitehall outsourcing, including moves to open book accounting, if it wants to ensure the sector can continue to provide...
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2 Nov 15
Whitehall has changed its procurement rules in a bid to encourage the use of British steel in major infrastructure projects.
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30 Oct 15
The trend towards ever-greater outsourcing is putting vital public services in the hands of potentially unstable conglomerates but leaving public bodies with the asset risk.
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26 Oct 15
Whitehall will not be able to cut spending and bring about a more efficient state unless it improves its management of outsourcing deals, Prime Minister David Cameron has been warned.
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3 Oct 15
Councils dominated by one political party achieve lower procurement savings than more competitive authorities, with the difference as much as £2.6bn a year, according to an Electoral Reform...
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30 Sep 15
The Metropolitan Police risks a high-profile outsourcing failure unless it improves its commercial expertise, London Assembly members have warned.
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29 Sep 15
Labour plans to accelerate the nationalisation of rail services by using break clauses in franchises to take operations into public ownership rather than waiting until the contracts expire.
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27 Aug 15
Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock has set a cross-government target for one third of all Whitehall spending to be with small businesses by the end of the parliament.
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21 Aug 15
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a change to public procurement rules that will require Whitehall departments to take offers of apprenticeships into account when awarding large government...
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20 Aug 15
The crisis at Kids Company raises issues about what happens when charities deliver services that the state ought to be running
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19 Aug 15
As austerity has pushed down on public services, a plethora of risks and uncertainties have popped up in response. A recent Public Finance roundtable debated the issues at stake
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14 Aug 15
With NHS finances under pressure, there is a need for more data, transparency and consistency to fully understand the implications and role of independent providers in the provision of NHS-funded...
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22 Jul 15
KBR discusses its service integrator approach to managing services for customers including the Metropolitan Police Service
17 Feb 16Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock today confirmed that all public bodies are to be barred from undertaking procurement boycotts of Israel under revised government rules.
17 Feb 16The body created by the Local Government Association to oversee council audits following the abolition of the Audit Commission is considering plans to jointly procure contacts across the sector from...
12 Feb 16MPs have warned that value for public money could be at risk if bidder interest in the government’s rail franchise programme continues to decline.
8 Feb 16Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for councils to take back direct control of local services, including the provision of utilities such as power and water.
11 Jan 16Outcome-based commissioning could help make some public services more efficient as well as help develop new models of provision, experts at a CIPFA roundtable event have said.
8 Jan 16Outsourcing Department for Work and Pensions health and disability assessments has not been value for money, with the costs of tests increasings by 65% in a new contract, auditors have found.
5 Jan 16Enthusiasm for the outsourcing of public services is growing, despite the absence of reliable evidence about the implications for costs and quality
4 Jan 16The government is to directly commission the construction of thousands of new homes on public land for the first time in almost 30 years.
18 Dec 15Housing association mergers can bring big benefits but are not always the right way to go. Here are some questions to think about before you start off down the merger path.
7 Dec 15The government exceeded a target to spend a quarter of Whitehall’s procurement budget with small- and medium-sized business by 2014/15, figures from the Cabinet Office have revealed.
25 Nov 15This Spending Review isn’t simply about achieving more for less. After the chancellor’s announcements today will reduce government spending by nearly a fifth, we’re now talking...
16 Nov 15The government has been told it must take a “balanced approach” to reforms of Whitehall outsourcing, including moves to open book accounting, if it wants to ensure the sector can continue to provide...
2 Nov 15Whitehall has changed its procurement rules in a bid to encourage the use of British steel in major infrastructure projects.
30 Oct 15The trend towards ever-greater outsourcing is putting vital public services in the hands of potentially unstable conglomerates but leaving public bodies with the asset risk.
26 Oct 15Whitehall will not be able to cut spending and bring about a more efficient state unless it improves its management of outsourcing deals, Prime Minister David Cameron has been warned.
3 Oct 15Councils dominated by one political party achieve lower procurement savings than more competitive authorities, with the difference as much as £2.6bn a year, according to an Electoral Reform...
30 Sep 15The Metropolitan Police risks a high-profile outsourcing failure unless it improves its commercial expertise, London Assembly members have warned.
27 Aug 15Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock has set a cross-government target for one third of all Whitehall spending to be with small businesses by the end of the parliament.
21 Aug 15Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a change to public procurement rules that will require Whitehall departments to take offers of apprenticeships into account when awarding large government...
20 Aug 15The crisis at Kids Company raises issues about what happens when charities deliver services that the state ought to be running
19 Aug 15As austerity has pushed down on public services, a plethora of risks and uncertainties have popped up in response. A recent Public Finance roundtable debated the issues at stake
14 Aug 15With NHS finances under pressure, there is a need for more data, transparency and consistency to fully understand the implications and role of independent providers in the provision of NHS-funded...
22 Jul 15KBR discusses its service integrator approach to managing services for customers including the Metropolitan Police Service
