Procurement – Covid-19

Tenders invited for ‘biggest hospital building programme in a generation’

NHS England (NHSE) is looking for 10 contractors for a £37 billion framework to deliver new hospitals.

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New UK procurement rules come into force

The Procurement Act 2023 will come into force next week, on 24 February 2025. The Act is acknowledged as representing a major overhaul of the existing rules governing the award of contracts by public authorities and utilities for the purchase of works, supplies or services.

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New body set up to improve the pace of building remediations

A new body called the Remediation Enforcement Unit being set up inside the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is to enforce cladding remediation on higher risk buildings and speed up the pace of remediations.

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Prospect of private finance for NHS infrastructure raised by Chief Executive

The prospect of Private Finance Initiative type funding being used for hospital building and maintenance has been raised by NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard who has called for a more radical approach to the health service’s funding problems.

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Government says 100 applications for new towns programme have been submitted

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook says work on creating new towns will start within the next four and a half years, echoing promises that were to be made by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on a cancelled visit to a housing development on Thursday.

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PFI handback condition disputes break out across England schools

Rows are breaking out across England as schools that have used Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts reach the end of the contract periods.

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Major Heathrow investment comes ahead of third runway

Heathrow Airport says it expects its proposed third runway to begin operations within ten years and has announced a multibillion-pound investment programme to expand other parts of the airport that will include new terminal buildings, aircraft stands, passenger infrastructure and preparatory work for the third runway.

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Record investment in flood defences

Government is committing a record two-year investment of £2.65 billion to shore up flood defences that will benefit 52,000 properties by March 2026.

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Report casts doubt on carbon capture plans

Government plans to invest in carbon capture projects have been cast into doubt by a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report that questions the value of the largely unproven technology.

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New funding mechanism proposed for infrastructure

Evolving the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) mechanism which supported delivery of a new branch of the Northern Line would unlock ‘billions of pounds’ worth of investment in new transport projects and drive additional development that boosts UK-wide growth, according to a report published by business campaign group BusinessLDN and consultants WSP.

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