Plan to modernise construction needs procurement to change, former civil service head says

By Jordan Marshall2020-12-09T06:00:00

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Public sector must evolve at same pace as industry, Bob Kerslake warns

Public sector clients must change fundamentally the way they award work if the government’s construction playbook is to have any chance of success, according to the former head of the civil service.

Yesterday, the government outlined bold plans to modernise the industry with initiatives designed to build schemes more efficiently, increase the use of modern construction techniques (MMC), cut carbon emissions – and help firms to make more money.

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