Publications

The Latest Three Publications

ESSU Research Report No 6: PPP Wealth Machine: UK and Global trends in trading project ownership

The average annual return on the sale of equity in UK PPP project companies was 29% between 1998-2012 – twice the 12%-15% rate of return in PPP business cases at financial close of projects. The excess profit could be £2.65bn, all of which benefits private sector companies. This report exposes the real level of profiteering in PFI projects and shows how the government's new PFI model, Private Finance 2, does nothing to address the profiteering or lack of transparency. Includes Global database of PPP equity transactions. Also ESSU UK PPP Equity database can be download at http://www.european-services-strategy.org.uk/ppp-database/ppp-equity-database/

2012-12-13 13:18:11

Barnet 10-point Plan

A viable alternative to the Councils current outsourcing plan to award large long-term strategic partnership contracts for Development and Regulatory Services and New Support and Customer Services Organisation in late 2012 and early 2013.

2012-11-06 15:25:07

Bedfordshire: Failing Best Value - The implications and alternatives to strategic partnership (2000)

Critical analysis of the County Council’s plan to outsource ICT and corporate services in a strategic partnership. Provides evidence that the Council is failing in its Best Value statutory duties in the content and process of reviews and the duty to consult. Details how the Council merged Best Value into procurement, a critical analysis of strategic partnerships, a review of current ICT contract performance, an impact assessment and alternatives.

2012-10-11 10:05:22