Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
16/09/2019 - 11:57
A new report warns that politicians have ‘consistently overstated’ the extent of savings achieved through outsourcing services.
06/08/2019 - 14:21
The Crown Commercial Service has awarded its latest vehicle hire agreement - with a focus on boosting car share solutions.
02/08/2019 - 10:54
The first new Freeports will be established after we leave the EU, to ensure towns and cities benefit from Brexit trade opportunities.
23/07/2019 - 15:11
The longstanding strategic partnership between Southampton City Council and Capita has come to an end.
17/07/2019 - 15:17
Oliver Dowden has warned that public sector organisations must pay their suppliers on time and set an example for the private sector.
02/07/2019 - 09:24
Thousands of small businesses have won the chance to bid to supply cloud computing services to government bodies.
26/06/2019 - 09:17
Council leaders have said that more than a billion pounds of taxpayers’ money has been saved by councils sharing services.
11/06/2019 - 15:49
The government has launched a new marketplace for innovation, providing a smarter way for public sector customers to access the very latest tech.
11/06/2019 - 10:18
Amazon has been awarded 36 public sector contracts worth £660 million since 2015.
13/05/2019 - 14:45
The private sector dominated the UK outsourcing market in Q1 of 2019, whilst public sector spend fell year-on-year.
03/04/2019 - 10:28
A new CCS agreement designed to give better value for money for public sector housing maintenance and security has been awarded.
28/03/2019 - 13:48
Policy think tank Reform says Government should improve the rules for outsourcing, but warns against banning private and third sector involvement.
15/01/2019 - 12:48
The GMB has launched a Go Public campaign to end drive to outsource public services as it warns that the government hasn’t learned its lesson.
10/12/2018 - 17:07
The Crown Commercial Service has announced that the Network Services 2 framework agreement, believed to be worth £5 billion, has gone live.
10/12/2018 - 10:59
Interserve has revealed that it is in need of a second rescue deal from the government as it struggles with £500 million of debt.
