Last month we attended techUK’s Tech Policy Leadership Conference 2024 titled ‘How can the next Government use technology to build a better Britain?’, which was held in the heart of Whitehall. The event was used to launch techUK’s 'Seven Tech Priorities for the next Government' report, elements of which were frequently referred to during the numerous panel discussions held throughout the day (session recordings are available on techUK's Youtube channel).

In the previous blog post (part 3) in our series we focused on public procurement being much more than just buying.

Most of us, without much thought, can name at least one contract that has made the headlines for the wrong reasons. Often these are contracts for infrastructure where there is scale and complexity; transport, health, defence, information and communication technology and digital goods and services.

In the third and last of our series of blogs tackling some of the key questions we have seen in the media around PFI and schools, we are looking at the questions that have been raised about flexibility, maintenance costs and poor quality service.

In the second of our series of blogs tackling some of the key questions we have seen in the media around PFI and schools, we are looking at accusations that contract providers are failing to deliver the services that are required by schools.

The recent media coverage of schools and maintenance services provided by private providers shows how the oversimplification of the issues around PFI and PFI contracts continues to lead to misunderstanding. Something that has plagued the industry for a number of years. We thought it would be useful to pick five of the key questions that have come out of these conversations and cut through the jargon to look behind the headlines.

In our third blog focusing on the ways in which productivity improvements could release much needed funds for government priorities, as outlined by the Comptroller and Auditor General of the UK National Audit Office (NAO), Gareth Davies, in his annual keynote speech to Parliament in January, we tackle procurement and consider if they could be even more ambitious.

“If you read one thing in papers this weekend, I suggest this by Mike Bracken from Public Digital about Fujitsu, the Post Office, Horizon and how £20bn of savings is a light estimate of how much better procurement could contribute to the public purse. If I was an incoming govt of any colour I would put a laser sharp focus on this - you give yourself options by doing so and doing so well…

In this blog series we are exploring the five key areas of ‘financial opportunity’ laid out in the January keynote to Parliament from the Comptroller and Auditor General of the UK National Audit Office (NAO), Gareth Davies (the full transcript can be seen here.)

In January the Comptroller and Auditor General of the UK National Audit Office (NAO), Gareth Davies, gave his annual keynote speech to Parliament. This year the speech was titled ‘Improving Productivity Could Release Tens of Billions for Government Priorities’.

Several major international infrastructure investors who have invested in UK infrastructure assets under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model have formed The Association of Infrastructure Investors in Public Private Partnerships (AIIP). The members include InfraRed Capital Partners Limited, Dalmore Capital Limited, Equitix Investment Management Limited and Semperian PPP Investment Partners Group Limited.