Archives for December 3rd, 2010

LANDLORDS GET DIRECT PAYMENT INCENTIVE TO REDUCE RENTS

Headlines, PublicNet: 3 December, 2010

Councils are to be given discretion to make direct payment of Housing Benefit to landlords as an incentive to reduce rents. Changes in Housing Benefit arrangements will be delayed to limit disruption to tenants.

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PUBLIC SERVICE SUPPLIERS AGREE NEW DEAL

Headlines, PublicNet: 3 December, 2010

The Government and major suppliers have agreed a new deal which will speed up procurement processes, reduce costs and bring in a larger number of medium and small enterprises.

Reforms are being put in place to make it easier to do business with the state as part of a deal to change procurement practices. The arrangements build on the contract renegotiations programme which started earlier in the year with the Government’s largest 19 suppliers. The new arrangements are expected to deliver £800m in savings in this financial year.

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COLLABORATIVE PURCHASING – PUBLIC SECTOR SHOWS THE WAY

Features, PublicNet: 3 December, 2010

By Jason Cromack.

The public sector is frequently considered slow to innovate and to be near the bottom of the league in best business practice. This perception, which is far from reality, is challenged by the author. He highlights the success of collaborative procurement in the public sector and points the way for the private sector to follow the example.

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