05/09/2012 - 10:04
A legal challenge from Virgin Rail has delayed the UK government’s controversial plans to hand a multi-billion pound contract to rival bidder FirstGroup.
01/08/2012 - 11:57
The Federation of Small Businesses is calling for councils to better understand procurement spend with small firms in order to benefit local economies.
01/08/2012 - 11:53
Councils in Greater Manchester have been granted new powers to clampdown companies causing disruption on roads under the country’s first joint road works permit scheme.
01/08/2012 - 11:52
Telford and Wrekin BC is set to publish all items of public spending above £100 as part of efforts to make the council more transparent.
01/08/2012 - 11:51
CIPFA has been commissioned to benchmark council library services.
01/08/2012 - 11:47
15 pilots will receive a total of £1.5 million to make the ideas submitted in their bids a reality.
16/07/2012 - 11:27
Details of £9 billion investment in the railway system has been unveiled by the government.
12/07/2012 - 12:21
The Prime Minister has secured a great result for UK business at the European Council on single unitary patent valid in up to 25 European countries and secured London to be the host.
12/07/2012 - 12:21
The UK government has confirmed that temporary spending controls imposed on public sector advertising, marketing, communications and research budgets will now become a ‘permanent feature’.
12/07/2012 - 12:19
Hackney Council is set to launch its revised Voluntary and Community Sector Grants Programme for 2013, which will see local voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations benefit from grants.
12/07/2012 - 11:37
John Collington, the government's chief procurement officer is to leave Whitehall for a private sector position, it has emerged.
21/06/2012 - 11:34
A National Audit Office (NAO) report has stated better communications are needed between central and local government if maximum efficiencies are to be achieved.
