Procurement – Covid-19

Government plans major infrastructure support for inward investment project, say reports

The government is reported to have promised to make some £500 million of investments on transport and infrastructure improvements to help attract a major investment from US media group Comcast in a large theme park at Bedford.

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Planning Inspectorate report claims success in reducing backlog

The Planning Inspectorate annual report for the year to March 2025 claims considerable success in hitting targets for improvement in the length of time taken over planning applications and appeals in the past year. A significant increase in projects requiring decisions is expected over the next two years.

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Campaigners demand public inquiry for key reservoir proposal

A judicial review challenge has been launched against Thames Water’s £2.2 billion plan to build a reservoir at Abingdon, Oxfordshire without a public inquiry being held, in what is being seen as a landmark case that could disrupt the company’s drought management plans. The challenge was being heard in the High Court on Wednesday and Thursday this week with the decision expected in July.

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High Court supports judicial review application to halt road scheme

The High Court in Belfast has supported a judicial review application that means a £1.7 billion road project will not go ahead in its proposed form.

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Reform promises faster and more efficient planning appeals

Planning appeal procedures are to be simplified when regulations change by the end of the year, says the Planning Inspectorate.

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Alternative models of ownership should be considered for water companies, say MPs

The water sector is failing and companies in it ‘increasingly look like financial institutions rather than businesses servicing monopolised critical infrastructure’, says Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.

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Mega project management reforms announced

The government has announced five changes to how it will manage mega projects following a study led by the Office for Value for Money (OVfM).

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Lords launch inquiry into building safety regulation

The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has issued a call for evidence for its inquiry into building safety regulation.

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Consultation opens on procurement reforms to force delivery of social value promises

The Cabinet Office has opened consultation on procurement reform proposals that will make creation of high quality British jobs and boosting skills in local communities key requirements for companies to win contracts for major infrastructure projects. Companies will be forced to make good on promises to deliver social value to communities affected by the contracts that they win.

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Government accepts all recommendations of review of major project delivery

Government has promised to implement all the recommendations of the Stewart review into how government and the Department for Transport deliver major projects. A fundamental reset of the HS2 project is needed, the review - Major Transport Projects Governance and Assurance Review: The HS2 Experience - says.

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