The Government’s aim to secure greater involvement of the third sector in the delivery of public services has been severely dented in the first test of a major procurement exercise. Only one third sector organisation was successful in securing a contract for the Department for Work and Pension’s pathways to work programme. An independent inquiry found no conspiracy to squeeze out third sector organisations, but practical realities such as the guidance under which those procuring services operate and the scale of risk bidders for contracts are expected to take.
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