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MPs slam commercial skills

Public spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has slammed public sector procurement skills in another scathing report – Transforming contract management: progress review – that slams the civil service for a culture that does not place ‘enough value on commercial expertise’.

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News in Brief: May 2016

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Construction Industry Training Board have won a judicial review in the High Court that attempted to challenge the legality of the CITB levy system.

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Rail contractors must follow new behaviour rules

A new code of conduct setting out minimum standards of behaviour for Network Rail’s contractors and subcontractors is to be embedded within all future contracts.

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Construction lawyer rewarded for industry service

Scottish commercial law firm MacRoberts’ head of construction Neil Kelly has been recognised with an award for services to the industry by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

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Caution urged over Party Wall Act amendment on emails

An amendment to the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 has come into force, making it easier for surveyors acting on behalf of building owners to serve notices of construction work to neighbours.

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Multinationals failing to tackle corruption

The majority of the world’s largest multinational companies are operating with a culture of ‘profits over prevention’ when it comes to bribery and corruption, a new study by law firm Hogan Lovells has revealed.

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BRE developing new Ethical Labour Standard

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) is developing a new industry standard that aims to help organisations tackle ethical labour issues in their supply chains, including risks around modern slavery.

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Bid evaluation process flawed

The London Assembly has blamed procurement management shortcomings at Transport for London (TfL) for gross mismanagement of a signalling contract with Bombardier Transport which has set the Tube modernisation programme back five years.

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Scots procurement reform

Scottish public procurement comes into line with the rest of the UK this month (April) with implementation of two European Union Directives applying to contracting authorities and utilities and a Directive on concession contracts.

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Budget backs BIM level three

The government has made a Budget commitment to development and rolling out of Building Information Modelling (BIM) level three despite deep uncertainty over whether the industry is ready for its mandate for BIM level two which comes into force this month (April).

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