http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/outsourcing-ppp-library/contract-and-privatisation-failures/strategic-partnership-terminated-by-bedfordshi/ The Strategic Service-delivery Partnership (SSP) between Bedfordshire County Council and HBS Business Services was terminated by the County Council in August 2005. Nearly 550 staff were transferred from HBS back to the County Council. The report ‘Strategic Partnership in Crisis’ prepared by the Centre for Bedfordshire UNISON, published in April 2005, is available in the section on Strategic Partnerships in this library. The council took over all HBS services, all the staff and assets involved in the delivery of those services. It paid HBS £6.75m to purchase assets such as IT, furniture and fittings and to acquire goodwill, contracts and services provided by HBS, including to schools and other organisations. This document sets out the rationale for terminating the contract and the terms of the agreement. en Copyright © 1998-2012 European Services Strategy Unit 2008-03-29T09:28:05Z European Services Strategy Unit, Duagh, Camp, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. Dexter Whitfield SSP. HBS, strategic partnership, education, schools, Terra Firma, outsourcing, Strategic Service-delivery Partnership, Public Private Partnership, PPP, contract failure, value for money, scrutiny failure, 2001-04-13T12:00Z 1 daily