Organisations lacking the expertise a project requires may want to bring in outside help. Managing this properly will ensure you achieve results while staying within budget, says CIPFA's John O'...
MPs have accused the ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms of “feasting” on the carcass of Carillion as they revealed the firms billed for almost £72m worth of work related to the collapsed company since 2008.
Public services trade union Unison has called for a set of principles – similar to standards adopted in the 1990s - imposed on private contractors that deliver public works.
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...