BUSINESS

Serco nets Walsall schools and children's services deal

30 July 2008

Serco Group plc has won a £345m contract to run Walsall MBC’s education and children’s services o...

BUSINESS

'Strong' local government sector provides Capita surge

30 July 2008

Council contracting giant Capita has announced a 20% rise in turnover in the six months to 30 June.

BUSINESS

Business 'dissatisfied' with public service reform

30 July 2008

Business leaders are either dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with Government reform to public se...

BUSINESS

Partnership 'to build on'

16 July 2008

BUSINESS

Bosses welcome call for more outsourcing

15 July 2008

Business leaders have welcomed a new government report which calls on councils to attract more fi...

BUSINESS

Leeds signs up for strategic deal with computer giant

15 July 2008

Microsoft and Leeds City Council have announced a new strategic partnership to help the local aut...

BUSINESS

Amec still on track despite credit crunch

09 July 2008

Local government contractor Amec has revealed that business is still good, despite the ongoing fe...

WHITEHALL

NCS wins £120m contract for Waveney DC services

09 July 2008

Norfolk County Services (NCS), owned by Norfolk CC, has won a £120m contract to deliver frontline...

BUSINESS

PO delivers guide on how LAs can rescue branches

08 July 2008

BUSINESS

More councils want to share, claims BT

03 July 2008

More councils are embracing the concept of shared services, according to communications and ICT c...