Embracing the opportunities to improve social value delivery
PROCUREMENT

Embracing the opportunities to improve social value delivery

By Mark Cook | 28 February 2025

There is new guidance to enable social value delivery, but could the new National Procurement Policy Statement limit local discretion, asks Mark Cook

FINANCE

Having your cake and eating it

By Michael Burton | 18 February 2025

As ministers struggle to find capital from the cash-strapped public finances to deliver infrastru...

PROCUREMENT

Procurement targeted in bid for growth

By Martin Ford | 14 February 2025

An overhaul of procurement processes has been announced by the Government in a bid to revitalise ...

PLACE-MAKING

Rediscovering the purpose of economic strategy

By Sarah Longlands | 05 February 2025

Being able to identify and focus in on the key objective – the ‘why’ – of economic policy is unde...

PROCUREMENT

Unlocking efficiency: How eOptimise benefits buyers and suppliers

By Linda Weston | 16 January 2025

Linda Weston looks at how an innovative Commercial Cards solution is bringing efficiencies for bo...

PFI

Five factors for success in dealing with PFI expiry

By Caroline Mostowfi | 17 December 2024

A report shows many London boroughs are not yet prepared for the expiry of their private finance ...

PROCUREMENT

Much for us to learn from Celtic community wealth building

By Sarah Evans | 25 November 2024

A community wealth building event looking at how the model is being used in the Celtic nations hi...

PROCUREMENT

Unlocking efficiency: How eOptimise benefits buyers and suppliers

By Linda Weston | 14 November 2024

Linda Weston looks at how an innovative Commercial Cards solution is bringing efficiencies for bo...

AI

Call for national AI procurement taskforce

By Dan Peters | 14 November 2024

The UK Government should establish a national taskforce for the procurement of artificial intelli...

PROCUREMENT

Councils urged to use new law to drive social prosperity

By Ellie Ames | 14 October 2024

Local authorities should make use of new procurement laws to promote community prosperity, a thin...

POLICY

Social prosperity ahead

By Callin McLinden | 14 October 2024

Councils must be supported through a nationwide capacity-building and guidance outreach programme...

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Corporate Asset Manager (OCA100)

SM2 (SCP1-3) £55,350 - £58,425 per annum

Cannock Chase District & Stafford Borough Councils are on a journey to transform service delivery. Apply for this job

Cannock Chase & Stafford Council

Strategic Director

From £102,820 to £118,280 and Essential Car user Allowance

We are about to embark on a major transformation in Hampshire and Isle of Wight with the creation of a Strategic Authority... Apply for this job

Winchester City Council

Assistant Director Adult Social Care

£81,174 – £89,956 plus relocation support and pay award pending from 1st April 2025

Premium jobWe are currently undergoing an ambitious transformation programme as we seek to make the very best of our resources. Apply for this job

City of York Council

frederica-diamanta

Corporate Asset Manager (OCA100)

SM2 (SCP1-3) £55,350 - £58,425 per annum

Cannock Chase District & Stafford Borough Councils are on a journey to transform service delivery. Apply for this job

Cannock Chase & Stafford Council

Strategic Director

From £102,820 to £118,280 and Essential Car user Allowance

We are about to embark on a major transformation in Hampshire and Isle of Wight with the creation of a Strategic Authority... Apply for this job

Winchester City Council

Assistant Director Adult Social Care

£81,174 – £89,956 plus relocation support and pay award pending from 1st April 2025

Premium jobWe are currently undergoing an ambitious transformation programme as we seek to make the very best of our resources. Apply for this job

City of York Council