Public Sector

£14.2M released for LEVI infrastructure


Some £14.2M in funding has been released, with the first local authorities approved for LEVI capital funding

£164bn planned infrastructure investment


The newly published National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline sets out planned and projected investment.

HS2 on track


Some £5bn worth of contracts will be up for grabs as the infrastructure project stays on track.

Above and beyond: Pushing Social Value


Pagabo, discusses where national framework providers and clients can go above and beyond PPN 06/20

Smart street lamps get green light


Smart tech is to be trialled in towns and cities as part of a £1.3M government pilot to test next-gen digital technology.

87 contractors named on transformative £8Bn Framework


Procure Partnerships Framework has appointed 87 contractors to its second-generation National Framework.

Going direct: Why direct award is back in business


As public sector budgets continue to be squeezed, local authorities are increasingly looking at ways in which construction projects - many of which are essential to ensure the smooth running of the public estate - can provide the best value for money.

New prison to be built on former Rainsbrook site


The former Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre is set to reopen as a Category C men’s prison, in the latest of a string of measures to boost jail capacity, Prisons Minister Damian Hinds has recently announced.

New report identifies the best and worst UK towns for ‘regeneration readiness’ 


A new report has revealed where public funding is urgently needed to kick-start town centre regeneration and support the Levelling Up agenda

NAO analysis of new Hospital programme


The New Hospital Programme is expected to deliver 32 of the intended target of 40 new hospitals by 2030, according to the NAO.