UK local government dinner debate: facing change

UK local authorities are dealing with significant budgetary pressures. They are also faced with changes in government policy which have the potential to disrupt the structure and workings of local government. Perhaps then, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that we are seeing far fewer 10-year, multi-service line mega deals coming to market. With so much uncertainty surrounding them, it is nigh on impossible to determine the needs of a local authority in a decade’s time. Instead local authorities are looking for a new way to contract with IT and business services suppliers, which offers the flexibility to adapt to change. This latest note from TechMarketView’s PublicSectorViews team investigates how local authorities are set to alter the way they engage with suppliers.

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