The collapse of Carillion was one of the biggest failures of its kind in recent years. The event sent shockwaves through the industry and its shadow still looms large, with implications for 20 public sector contracts, 3,000 employees and the 30,000 SMEs that together lost £1.2bn. The future of outsourcing was put in jeopardy and questions were raised about whether the system is fit for purpose.

To uncover the views of those affected and the public, Scape’s latest research report, After Carillion: The Future of Outsourcing, surveyed the wider UK public as well as 50 senior managers across a range of tier one, two and three contractors within the public sector supply chain. The aim was to find out whether, a year after the collapse, they think the current model of public outsourcing is robust enough and supports our supply chain adequately.

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