Tim Johnson, head of development consulting, London & southeast at DTZ, gives step two of his advice to getting private developers involved.
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Having completed the preparation phase, you’re now ready to develop your strategy and approach for the procurement …

We are a public sector body looking to partner with a developer to deliver a regeneration project, but are concerned that they will be put off tendering due to the procurement process. How can we manage this situation to get the right partner on board?
Tim Johnson, head of development consulting, …

Every day I have a little delivery in my inbox of the latest tenders. Small tenders and big tenders.
These tenders look much the same as they did two or three years ago.
And yet there has been a major change in the world economic order and the public sector is entering …

Public sector bodies must work together more in order to cut the public sector’s £220bn yearly spend on procurement, the National Audit Office and the Audit Commission have warned today.
In their Review of Collaborative Procurement Across the Public Sector, which was published this morning, the two watchdogs say the public …

Brian Thompson, director at Drivers Jonas Deloitte, answers frequently asked questions on good contract management and how it could help save you money:
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Contract management sounds dull but is it? No. It demands innovative thinking, aligning conflicting interests, an understanding of government policy in practice, changing the behaviours of colleagues and …

I work for a local authority and we are selling some land. Do we have to worry about public procurement regulations?

Helen Meyler, partner and head of the public sector group at law firm Davies Arnold Cooper, responds:
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The first question to ask is this:
a) Is the sale a straight land …