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.
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.
19/11/2018 - 12:21
David Lidington is announcing new measures to deliver better public services and use procurement contracts as a ‘force for good’.
06/11/2018 - 15:23
Public sector outsourcing spend has reached £1.42 billion as government bodies ramp up procurement for IT and tech services.
10/10/2018 - 08:16
A new NLGN report has found that the appetite for outsourcing within local government to the private sector is declining.
21/09/2018 - 10:00
An investigation into council spend has revealed large inconsistencies in how local councils keep and record information.
21/09/2018 - 09:40
New research has found that, despite the collapse of Carillion, more than half of English council spending goes to a handful of the top suppliers.
24/08/2018 - 14:02
Oliver Dowden has announced that SMEs are accessing almost half of public sector spend on digital, data and technology services.
11/07/2018 - 10:49
The CCS has launched the Facilities Management Marketplace agreement - the first agreement under the new, simplified Public Sector Contract.
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