The latest on our work in the UK public sector

Why the Housing Target is meaningless without Modular Housing
This month sees the enactment of the final elements of the Building Safety Act 2022, which makes wholesale changes to how the UK ensures building

The UK has a National Quantum Strategy – but do we need a Statistical Literacy Strategy first?
It’s great that the UK has a National Quantum Strategy, and the concrete proposal – investment of £2.5bn over the next ten years in developing

The new Public Sector Procurement Regime at a glance
The Procurement Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 and is now the Procurement Act 2023. However, the Cabinet Office has recently announced a

What Tony Blair didn’t say: politics, technology and how to regulate
Tony Blair is right – policy makers have to embrace and harness technological change. Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done, especially given how important it

Procurement in the pandemic – part 1
Recent public discussion of how the government organised PPE procurement at the beginning of the Covid pandemic – and particularly the concerns raised about PPE

UK Procurement Law – Reform or Revolution?
In the Queen’s Speech on Tuesday, the Government announced a bill to reform Public Procurement in the UK. Some 350 regulations are to be abolished,