Spending Review 2020: Infrastructure highlights
It is good news for those working in the construction sector. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP, has set out a plan for extensive investment to ‘level up’ the UK at a time when the country needs it most. According to UK Construction online the latest Spending Review “gives hope for many, after […]
PPE procurement and finding opportunities during the “second wave”
The global pandemic has meant that all organisations have had to adjust their protective security arrangements to reflect changing threats and new working practices and personal protective equipment (PPE) has been a huge part of this. We look at the English government’s next steps for procuring PPE and preparing for the “second wave” of […]
Why your organisation should be delivering on social value
Social value has become increasingly important for central government, national governments around the world, and the private sector too. Although social value has been a legal requirement for any procurement exercise since 2012, but it remains an often vaguely understood term. Despite a Government review in 2015 which recommended that “[the] measurement of social […]
UK Infrastructure – Opportunities in Education
The latest Tracker report “UK Infrastructure – Opportunities in Education” has revealed that the sector is budgeted at £94.3Bn for 2021. The report which was created in association with Construction Online is part of a series, which will consider specific infrastructure opportunities within Health, Defence, Education, Central and Local Government. Education marketplace […]
The UK Government tackles modern slavery
The UK Government has released new tough measures to tackle modern slavery in supply chains. The government’s response to the transparency in supply chains consultation sets out new measures to hold businesses and public bodies accountable for tackling modern slavery. What is the Modern Slavery Act? According to the UK government, the Modern […]
UK Infrastructure – Opportunities in Health
The latest Tracker report “UK Infrastructure – Opportunities in Health” has revealed that NHS procurement spend is over £27 billion each year, making it one of the highest-spending areas of the public sector. Created in association with Construction Online, the report is the is the first in a series, which will consider specific infrastructure […]
Build, Build, Build: utilities boost
Recent figures from the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline point to utilities as the third largest sector by investment within the infrastructure sector. Nothing can be built without first providing the basic utilities of waste, water, energy and so forth and with the UK currently in the midst of a housing drive to address the […]
Build, Build, Build: infrastructure projects announced
On 3 June, the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnston, said he wanted to use the crisis caused by the pandemic “to tackle this country’s great unresolved challenges” and get the UK construction sector moving. Almost three months on from the government’s “Build, Build, Build” announcement, we reveal some of the latest infrastructure announcements below. […]
