There’s a new tone in the way government wants to engage with the private sector – from the focus on public control for key industries to long-lasting changes in the way departments buy and deliver services. Departments have been merged, split and created. Ministerial briefs have moved and new powers and budgets are heading to mayors and combined authorities.
In this end-of-year briefing, the editor in chief of Civil Service World, alongside the editor of PublicTechnology will draw on a year of reporting to make sense of the Burnham era. They’re joined by data partner Tussell, whose contract and spending data shows where government is really buying to discuss the changing landscape of government strategy and delivery as well as their predictions for 2027.
You’ll hear about:
- The changing map of Whitehall – who now holds the budgets and decisions that matter to you, and where devolution is opening new routes to market
- Where the money is heading – what the Budget and the government’s stated priorities mean for public services, and what the spending data says about the challenges and opportunities for partners
- Technology, data and AI – where digital investment is really going, and which departments are leading the way
- The insourcing question – what the new Insourcing Unit and the forthcoming Public Interest Test mean in practice, and what the contract data already shows
- Social value and growth in every postcode – understanding government’s approach to social value and regional spending, and what it means for suppliers
