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3 Aug 17
The Ministry of Justice has announced plans to outsource fine collections to the private sector but unions have criticised the proposals.
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24 Jul 17
The NHS could save millions of pounds by adopting a drug procurement scheme based on whether treatments improved patient health, a Social Market Foundation report has found.
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17 Jul 17
The government has announced the winners of the £6.6m worth of construction contracts for the first phase of High Speed Rail 2 today.
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24 May 17
Changing procurement led to a deal that is good for people, animals, the environment – and a local authority’s finances
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21 Apr 17
The government’s costly plans to upgrade the emergency services communications system are “catastrophic” and could put people’s lives at risk, the Public Accounts Committee...
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4 Apr 17
“Appalling” behaviour by UK aid contractors is facilitated by a hands-off approach to procurement by the country’s aid department, Britain’s parliamentary aid watchdog has...
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3 Apr 17
Brexit could mean radical changes to local government procurement. What are the potential opportunities and costs in this new world?
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24 Mar 17
Public money is being wasted because a government body set up to buy common goods and services centrally has delivered disappointing results, the Committee of Public Accounts says today.
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15 Feb 17
The government has opened a consultation on plans to prevent councils boycotting goods and services from countries when such a move would conflict with UK foreign policy.
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10 Feb 17
Equipment funding in the NHS is an urgent and ongoing requirement, but lacks a coherent strategy. What funding methods are available to stop equipment becoming technologically obsolete, unaffordable...
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10 Feb 17
A wall collapse last year at an Edinburgh primary school built under the controversial Private Finance Initiative funding system was not the fault of PFI, an independent report has concluded.
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9 Feb 17
Bid-rigging drives up contract costs, cheating buyers into paying more than they should. But procurers can detect the tricks and frustrate this practice
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9 Feb 17
A third of government money is spent on contracted goods and services, so reforms to improve contracting must get the support they deserve
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8 Feb 17
The government has improved the way it manages outsourced public services contracts, but these reforms are fragile and could still fail, the Institute for Government has warned.
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17 Jan 17
The company contracted by HMRC to help reduce fraud and error in tax credits claims, Concentrix, regularly failed to meet its performance targets, according to an investigation by the National Audit...
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16 Jan 17
There’s a crisis of trust across all sectors and a trend towards increased scrutiny. Management consultants need to be on the front foot.
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11 Jan 17
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has suggested salaries paid by companies delivering public sector contracts could be capped as part of plans to reduce pay inequality.
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12 Dec 16
Pay for some civil servants could rise under plans to improve procurement across Whitehall, the government’s commercial chief has suggested.
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17 Nov 16
The collapse of a contract worth £800m to provide adult community health services for people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough was rushed into with ‘gross irresponsibility’ and could lead to patient...
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20 Oct 16
Local authorities’ “opaque and often ideological” resistance to outsourcing children’s services can be counter-productive to improving outcomes for young people, according to...
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1 Sep 16
How the Met Police achieved savings, improved services and hired more smaller firms by handling facilities management contracts differently
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26 Aug 16
Arts and culture are often early victims of council cuts. However, many authorities are now wising up to the fact that cultural activities can be sound investments, bringing economic benefits and...
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25 Aug 16
Setting up a trading company to provide services is one way to reduce costs, and several matters need to be considered to ensure your company is viable and a success
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4 Aug 16
Many PFI contracts are trapped in their current terms out of fear of the costs of change and a desire not to show weakness to the other side. But this is not sustainable in the face of increasing...
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29 Jul 16
Business and energy secretary Greg Clark has announced a fresh government review of the project to build the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, postponing the signing of contracts that was set to...
3 Aug 17The Ministry of Justice has announced plans to outsource fine collections to the private sector but unions have criticised the proposals.
24 Jul 17The NHS could save millions of pounds by adopting a drug procurement scheme based on whether treatments improved patient health, a Social Market Foundation report has found.
17 Jul 17The government has announced the winners of the £6.6m worth of construction contracts for the first phase of High Speed Rail 2 today.
24 May 17Changing procurement led to a deal that is good for people, animals, the environment – and a local authority’s finances
21 Apr 17The government’s costly plans to upgrade the emergency services communications system are “catastrophic” and could put people’s lives at risk, the Public Accounts Committee...
4 Apr 17“Appalling” behaviour by UK aid contractors is facilitated by a hands-off approach to procurement by the country’s aid department, Britain’s parliamentary aid watchdog has...
3 Apr 17Brexit could mean radical changes to local government procurement. What are the potential opportunities and costs in this new world?
24 Mar 17Public money is being wasted because a government body set up to buy common goods and services centrally has delivered disappointing results, the Committee of Public Accounts says today.
15 Feb 17The government has opened a consultation on plans to prevent councils boycotting goods and services from countries when such a move would conflict with UK foreign policy.
10 Feb 17Equipment funding in the NHS is an urgent and ongoing requirement, but lacks a coherent strategy. What funding methods are available to stop equipment becoming technologically obsolete, unaffordable...
10 Feb 17A wall collapse last year at an Edinburgh primary school built under the controversial Private Finance Initiative funding system was not the fault of PFI, an independent report has concluded.
9 Feb 17Bid-rigging drives up contract costs, cheating buyers into paying more than they should. But procurers can detect the tricks and frustrate this practice
9 Feb 17A third of government money is spent on contracted goods and services, so reforms to improve contracting must get the support they deserve
8 Feb 17The government has improved the way it manages outsourced public services contracts, but these reforms are fragile and could still fail, the Institute for Government has warned.
17 Jan 17The company contracted by HMRC to help reduce fraud and error in tax credits claims, Concentrix, regularly failed to meet its performance targets, according to an investigation by the National Audit...
16 Jan 17There’s a crisis of trust across all sectors and a trend towards increased scrutiny. Management consultants need to be on the front foot.
11 Jan 17Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has suggested salaries paid by companies delivering public sector contracts could be capped as part of plans to reduce pay inequality.
12 Dec 16Pay for some civil servants could rise under plans to improve procurement across Whitehall, the government’s commercial chief has suggested.
17 Nov 16The collapse of a contract worth £800m to provide adult community health services for people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough was rushed into with ‘gross irresponsibility’ and could lead to patient...
20 Oct 16Local authorities’ “opaque and often ideological” resistance to outsourcing children’s services can be counter-productive to improving outcomes for young people, according to...
1 Sep 16How the Met Police achieved savings, improved services and hired more smaller firms by handling facilities management contracts differently
26 Aug 16Arts and culture are often early victims of council cuts. However, many authorities are now wising up to the fact that cultural activities can be sound investments, bringing economic benefits and...
25 Aug 16Setting up a trading company to provide services is one way to reduce costs, and several matters need to be considered to ensure your company is viable and a success
4 Aug 16Many PFI contracts are trapped in their current terms out of fear of the costs of change and a desire not to show weakness to the other side. But this is not sustainable in the face of increasing...
29 Jul 16Business and energy secretary Greg Clark has announced a fresh government review of the project to build the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, postponing the signing of contracts that was set to...
