Procurement – Covid-19

Judicial review challenges to projects to be curbed

Opinions are divided about government plans to reduce the ability of objectors to projects to cause delays using repeated judicial review appeals.

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Public sector buildings maintenance backlog demands urgent action, says report

Schools, NHS properties and defence properties are suffering the worst from a maintenance backlog that public spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) says will cost at least £49 billion to catch up on.

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Company fined after worker loses lower leg

A Sheffield precast section manufacturer has been fined £60,000 after a steel pallet landed on an employee, leaving him permanently disabled.

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State of the industry blamed for tendering failure

Leicester City Council has decided to retender for a major railway station upgrade after receiving only a single bid, blaming ‘the state of the industry’ for the lack of interest.

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Spending watchdog slams roads as ‘national embarrassment’

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says the Department for Transport (DfT) is not taking its responsibilities and use of public money on local roads sufficiently seriously.

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Lawyers back calls for reform of workplace injury legislation

Personal injury lawyers in Scotland are backing a bid to reverse legislation which has been said to have increased complexity and uncertainty in workplace injury claims.

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Final investment decision on Sizewell C faces delay

France’s state auditor the Cour des competes says in a report that state owned French nuclear company EDF should delay making a final investment decision in the UK’s Sizewell C nuclear reactor project until it has reduced its exposure to Hinkley Point C.

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Payment practices under the spotlight as part of a drive to tackle industry suicides

Payment practices, long working hours and the use of zero hours contracts will be examined as part of a project launched by Tier 1 contractors to identify root causes of poor mental health in construction.

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HS2 costs might not be firm until 2026, MP’s are told

Leading Department for Transport civil servant Dame Bernadette Kelly has told MP’s on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the latest cost estimates for competing the HS2 project from the company were unreliable and agreement on a firm estimate was not expected until later in 2025.

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AI pilot scheme succeeding in spotting bid rigging

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) reports success with a pilot scheme using Artificial Intelligence to spot bid rigging by contractors and warns of significant risks to public procurement from the illegal activities.

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