£1.3 billion investment to deliver homes, infrastructure, and jobs announced
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government has revealed a £1.3 billion investment to deliver homes, infrastructure, and jobs. A press release published on the government website states, “that Funds to deliver up to 45,000 homes, create up to 85,000 jobs and upgrade skills and infrastructure to help fuel a green economic recovery announced.” Upgrades […]
Glenigan Construction Industry Forecast 2020/22 released
During these uncertain times, the UK construction industry has been determined to get back to work, with industry’s leaders urging the Prime Minister to keep construction sites open for as long as responsibly justified during the coronavirus outbreak. Although turnover and cashflow will remain a concern over the remainder of 2020 as construction sites, […]
National Infrastructure and Construction Procurement Pipeline 2020/21 has been revealed
Construction is one of the largest industry sectors in the UK, representing around six per cent of GDP. The sector has played a vital role in keeping the UK running during the COVID-19 pandemic, with workers playing an integral part in the build of Nightingale hospitals and ensuring buildings are kept safe. The latest […]
The power of early engagement during this time
In a previous blog, we wrote about how the public sector is very much open for business and has been issuing contract notices relevant to companies of all sizes during the Coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has led buyers across the UK public sector to use either direct award (procurement without competition or Accelerated Procedures. These […]
COVID-19: The public sector is very much open for business
Since the COVID-19 crisis began, our parent company, BiP Solutions, has harnessed its powerful database, business intelligence and data analysis services to do bring buyers and suppliers together during this time by releasing market reports weekly. Although this is an uncertain time, BiP Solutions maintain within these reports that: “What is clear is that […]
Could your business be next to win work with NHS trusts?
It is no secret that the public sector wants to work with suppliers that can offer innovative, digital services. Most recently a group of London NHS trusts awarded a range of IT suppliers a place on a framework contract worth up to a total of £3bn. Whether your business wants to supply hardware, software, […]
COVID-19: Tracker Timeline
Starting from when the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in the UK, Tracker has created a timeline which highlights some of the issues and events that are affecting public sector suppliers in the UK. 10 May 2020 The Prime Minister announced that from 13 May, people in England who “can’t work from home” […]
COVID-19: National Planning Framework 4 Call for Ideas closing tomorrow
The Scottish Government extended the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) Call for Ideas from 31 March to 30 April, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Closing tomorrow, this includes the housing technical discussion paper and the invitation to submit projects for consideration as national developments. What is the National Planning Framework? Scotland’s NPF is […]
