Breaking News
More councils to join BSF before election
A further batch of councils will be given the go-ahead this spring to join the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.
Six councils are expected to receive the green light in the next couple of months, the Partnerships Bulletin understands.
Latest News
Facilities firm goes bust
8 February 2010
A leading facilities management firm has gone into administration, placing doubts over the future of work carried out under its PFI contracts.
Stoke schools scheme ‘to close soon’
4 February 2010
Stoke-on-Trent’s long-delayed Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project is set to close in the next few weeks – nearly five years after it began.
Private sector’s health role ‘needs rethink’
3 February 2010
A group of leading doctors has called on the government to review the role of the private sector in the NHS.
Tories want more commercial civil service
2 February 2010
The Conservatives want government departments to be run more along commercial lines and to stop senior managers moving between projects.
Public buildings badly run - official
1 February 2010
Public buildings still need to be run far more efficiently despite recent improvements, one of the government's most senior officials has said.
Architects: New PFI model gaining traction
1 February 2010
The main political parties are increasingly interested in a reformed PFI model that could cut the time and cost of closing deals, architects have claimed.
Project Tracker
LEEDS WASTE PFI
8 February 2010
Leeds city council has revealed the shortlist of bidders for its waste management PFI.
SUFFOLK HOUSING PFI
8 February 2010
Suffolk county council has issued a Prior Information Notice for its PFI housing scheme.
NOTTINGHAM MEADOWS HOUSING PFI
4 February 2010
A bidder day will be held for the HRA Housing project.
Features
A REAL ASSET
7 December 2009
Primary care trusts must work out how buildings can help deliver their ‘ideal’ services, argues Tim Challis, director of Lift development at Community Health Partnerships.
BEYOND THE SCHOOL GATES
7 December 2009
Local education partnerships can build houses,theatres and health centres – not just schools, says Robin Porter, BSF programme director at Luton Borough Council.
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