Procurement & outsourcing
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18 Feb 15From the stellar wages of on-screen stars to the value offered by the licence fee, the BBC’s finances are often in the public eye. It is perhaps surprising to find Anne Bulford, managing director of... -
17 Dec 14A decision by the Department for Transport to centrally procure trains for the East Coast, Great Western and Thameslink lines has left taxpayers bearing all the risk of a £10.5bn programme, the... -
10 Dec 14Government outsourcing deals for public services are in ‘crisis’ as contractors have not shown appropriate duty of care for public money and Whitehall departments have not managed the arrangements...
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30 Sep 14Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has defended the government’s use of private- and third-sector providers in the NHS as a way to improve the efficiency of the service.
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4 Sep 14The government still has a long way to go before it has proper control of the £40bn it spends annually on contracts with the private sector, the National Audit Office has said. -
7 Jul 14The public sector is spending almost twice as much on outsourced services as the private sector, research has found.
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28 May 14The government is prepared to back the introduction of open-book accounting for public sector outsourcing contracts, a senior figure in the industry has said -
12 May 14Public corporations are a sensible alternative to the use of privatised suppliers. But they are being held back by an outdated reputation and weird accounting rules -
5 Mar 14Public service outsourcing firms today said they were willing to start using open-book accounting and allow their contracts to be scrutinised by the National Audit Office -
15 Jan 14Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has hailed changes to streamline European Union procurement rules as a win for the UK
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30 Sep 13The Ministry of Justice’s approach to outsourcing probation contracts will be a test of the government’s commitment to voluntary, social, mutual and co-operative organisations. Many fear... -
5 Jun 13Public sector procurement needs to become increasingly commercial in its approach. Better market intelligence and contract management are key to doing it smarter -
4 Feb 13Outsourcing hit the news for all the wrong reasons last year, putting traditional contracts under scrutiny. So what does the future hold? As the public sector grapples with huge cuts, expect new... -
6 Jun 12Ministry of Justice plans for more private sector prisons are expected to bring innovation and cut re-offending. But critics are warning about the risks to staffing levels and an erosion of... -
9 Dec 11The Ministry of Defence failed to deliver any armored vehicles in more than a decade, despite spending £1.1bn on a procurement scheme, the Public Accounts Committee has said.
