Procurement strategy
Procurement strategy
- 2004
- Municipal Journal 2 September 2004 (1) .
Plans to save millions of pounds through council efficiencies are under threat from an officer skills shortage and lack of commitment by members. While 92% of councils said they had a procurement strategy in place, almost two-thirds admitted they did not have the necessary skills to implement PFI/PPP projects, and 73% lacked the resources. The biggest barriers to joint working were named as local politics, lack of willingness to co-operate, fear of losing control, parochial attitudes, differing cultures and departmentalism. The survey was conducted by 4ps, the public-private partnerships programme. More information can be found on the website: http://www.4ps.co.uk/Home.aspx?PageID=0.
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Plans to save millions of pounds through council efficiencies are under threat from an officer skills shortage and lack of commitment by members. While 92% of councils said they had a procurement strategy in place, almost two-thirds admitted they did not have the necessary skills to implement PFI/PPP projects, and 73% lacked the resources. The biggest barriers to joint working were named as local politics, lack of willingness to co-operate, fear of losing control, parochial attitudes, differing cultures and departmentalism. The survey was conducted by 4ps, the public-private partnerships programme. More information can be found on the website: http://www.4ps.co.uk/Home.aspx?PageID=0.
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS