Posted by Richard Johnson on July 5, 2017 · 2 Comments
Whatever the enquiry finds, it is without doubt that Grenfell Tower went up like a dry stick because its refurbishment was procured at least in part on the basis of price. If the same fire had started in one of the gleaming new blocks in London’s docklands, it would not have spread. The people buying … Continue reading →
Category Contract design, Outsourcing, poverty, Prisons, Service design, Social Impact Bond, Social investment, Value for money, Welfare to work, Work and Health Programme, Work Programme · Tagged with accountability, austerity, commissioning, competition on price, creaming and parking, Grenfell Tower, impact, long-term unemployed, recidivism, social exclusion, unemployment, value for money, Work Programme
Posted by Richard Johnson on November 23, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) have just commenced buying the new Work and Health Programme. This will replace the existing Work Programme, which has run since the coalition government came to power. It will be the layer of services, contracted out mainly to private sector ‘welfare to work’ providers, that is intended to … Continue reading →
Category Contract design, Outsourcing, Service design, Value for money, Welfare to work, Work and Health Programme, Work Programme · Tagged with commissioning, competition on price, outcome-based contracting, payment by results, prime contractors, quality versus price, transparency, unemployment, value for money, Work and Health Programme, Work Programme
Buying Quality Performance 