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FINANCE
Report warns of 'dangerous' reliance on suppliers
By Martin Ford | 21 September 2018
Councils are concentrating more than half their total spend with their top five suppliers, new re...
COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT
Market 'saturated' with council trading companies
By Martin Ford | 21 September 2018
Almost two-thirds of councils have established trading companies, new research has found.
BUSINESS
Lincolnshire to renew troubled Serco contract
By Martin Ford | 19 September 2018
Lincolnshire CC is to renew its support services contract with Serco for a further two years.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Scottish council use of local suppliers halves in 10 years
By Martin Ford | 13 September 2018
The number of Scottish businesses winning council contracts has almost halved within a decade, a ...
BUSINESS
Unison to step up pressure against outsourcing
By Martin Ford | 20 August 2018
The country’s biggest public sector trade union is to step up pressure on outsourcing as it plans...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Lancashire to re-run public health tender
By William Eichler | 15 August 2018
Lancashire CC has agreed to re-evaluate its tendering process for public health services after a ...
WASTE
Wealden holds crisis talks with Kier
By Martin Ford | 15 August 2018
A crisis meeting has been held between Wealden DC and its waste collection contactor, Kier over i...
BUSINESS
Enfield to procure development partners
By Martin Ford | 10 August 2018
Development partners for Enfield LBC’s flagship Meridian Water project are to be appointed after ...
HOUSING
Serco boss denies asylum eviction claims
By Martin Ford | 02 August 2018
The chief executive of a company accused of evicting hundreds of asylum seekers in Glasgow has de...
BUSINESS
Further job cuts at Carillion
By Martin Ford | 02 August 2018
Redundancies following the collapse of Carillion have reached 2,778, the official receiver has co...
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