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London boroughs warn of skyrocketing inflation’s £400m extra pressure on budgets

|Date: 21 June, 2022

London boroughs warn of skyrocketing inflation’s £400m extra pressure on budgets

Skyrocketing inflation is driving £400m of additional budget pressures on boroughs in the capital, London ...

Skyrocketing inflation is driving £400m of additional budget pressures on boroughs in the capital, London Councils has warned. Although the Government increased local authority funding this year, fast ...

21 June, 2022
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Micro-machines: why the public sector needs to work with more SMEs

|Date: 7 April, 2022

Micro-machines: why the public sector needs to work with more SMEs

Shona Snow, Head of Procurement for the London & SE Region at LHC, discusses why the public sector ne ...

Shona Snow, Head of Procurement for the London & SE Region at LHC, discusses why the public sector needs to work with more SMEs. Traditionally, public sector procurement focuses on businesses that ...

7 April, 2022
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Unlocking Zoomshock opportunities — advice for councils on managing property assets post-Covid

|Date: 5 October, 2021

Unlocking Zoomshock opportunities — advice for councils on managing property assets post-Covid

Unlocking Zoomshock opportunities — Mark Davis, Partnerships Director at Public Sector Plc, discusses how ...

Unlocking Zoomshock opportunities — Mark Davis, Partnerships Director at Public Sector Plc, discusses how councils can manage their property assets to be match fit for the post-Covid world. COVID-19 h ...

5 October, 2021
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Pre-qualification period underway for £750m public sector framework

|Date: 17 August, 2021

Pre-qualification period underway for £750m public sector framework

SCAPE, one of the UK’s leading public sector procurement authorities, has outlined the timetable for its ...

SCAPE, one of the UK’s leading public sector procurement authorities, has outlined the timetable for its new £750m regional construction framework serving the Midlands and East of England and contract ...

17 August, 2021
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New SCAPE Scotland appointment to boost public sector construction plans

|Date: 6 May, 2021

New SCAPE Scotland appointment to boost public sector construction plans

SCAPE Scotland, one of the country’s leading public sector procurement authorities, has appointed Lillian ...

SCAPE Scotland, one of the country’s leading public sector procurement authorities, has appointed Lillian McDowall (pictured above) as Senior Relationship Manager, as it continues to support the natio ...

6 May, 2021
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Investment in social housing will drive Scotland’s social and economic recovery

|Date: 27 January, 2021

Investment in social housing will drive Scotland’s social and economic recovery

Ahead of tomorrow’s budget (Thursday 28th January) the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) ...

Ahead of tomorrow’s budget (Thursday 28th January) the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said that if the Scottish Government wants to drive Scotland’s social and economic recover ...

27 January, 2021
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Level-up rural areas to support England’s economic recovery

|Date: 23 September, 2020

Level-up rural areas to support England’s economic recovery

A coalition of 13 leading rural organisations is urging the Government to commit to more equitable fundin ...

A coalition of 13 leading rural organisations is urging the Government to commit to more equitable funding in rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19. The Rural Coalition has ...

23 September, 2020
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Seven ways to create healthy communities post-COVID

|Date: 13 July, 2020

Seven ways to create healthy communities post-COVID

Town planners should be ‘visionaries’ to address the converging public health, climate emergency and econ ...

Town planners should be ‘visionaries’ to address the converging public health, climate emergency and economic recovery challenges to create healthy communities post-COVID, according to a new report by ...

13 July, 2020
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Once in a lifetime opportunity to address stark inequalities exposed by Covid-19

|Date: 1 July, 2020

Once in a lifetime opportunity to address stark inequalities exposed by Covid-19

Government pledge to invest in local priorities, such as building new homes and infrastructure, is welcom ...

Government pledge to invest in local priorities, such as building new homes and infrastructure, is welcomed, however LGA says planning powers must remain at a local level and that 'we have a once-in-a ...

1 July, 2020
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