Breaking News
Norfolk waste PPP in doubt
One of two massive waste projects in Norwich could be abandoned after the credit crunch sent costs spiralling by more than 50%.
Council officials have recommended that ‘Contract A’, a waste PPP worth around £500m, be scrapped because it is too expensive. Norfolk Council’s waste board said It would not be in taxpayers' interests "to continue with such an expensive project".
Latest News
PPP link to new infrastructure taskforce
3 July 2009
A new body that will draw up a long-term vision for the country's infrastructure will rely heavily on the advice of PPP experts.
Tube bosses told how to save money
2 July 2009
Tube Lines has drawn up a plan advising tube bosses on cost cutting to fill a funding gap that threatens future London Underground work.
£8.3bn PFI pipeline revealed
2 July 2009
Over 60 PFI projects worth £8.3bn will appoint a preferred partner in the next year and a half, according to figures released by the Treasury.
New PPP agency unveiled
1 July 2009
A new agency that will take over from the 4ps and help local councils with their PPP projects has been unveiled.
No PFI in latest Building Schools scheme
1 July 2009
Wandsworth is launching its £300m Building Schools for the Future (BSF) scheme without any PFI element, it has emerged.
TIFU budget not threatened, says Treasury
1 July 2009
The government's £2bn budget for helping out struggling PFI schemes remains intact, despite departments redirecting extra money set aside for that purpose, the Treasury says.
Project Tracker
LONDON FIRE SERVICES PFI
2 July 2009
A tender has been released for the delivery of 9 fire stations under a PFI contract.
ESSEX WASTE PFI
2 July 2009
A tender is expected to be released by the end of the year due to government approvals.
HULL EXTRA CARE HOUSING PFI
30 June 2009
A call for technical advisors has been made for extra care housing in Hull.
WALES INTEGRATED RESOURCE CENTRE PPP
30 June 2009
Deal signed for the delivery of an integrated care resource centre in Caerphilly County Borough.
Features
SCHOOL OPENING
1 July 2009
JUNE NEWS ANALYSIS - A new study purports to show PFI schools are better than conventional ones, but actually highlights the difficulty of making any such claim.
PASSENGER INFORMATION: DELAYS LIKELY
1 July 2009
JUNE NEWS ANALYSIS - As a funding deadline looms for the second tube PPP, the relationship between the public and private sectors remains tricky.
Interviews
THE HOUSE OF MANY DOORS
10 June 2009
Bouygues chief Lionel Christolomme was “too French” until overseas experience widened his horizons. He talks to Max Rashbrooke
