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Professional Services

In the latter part of the 1980s, a number of UK local governments contracted out the provision of professional services such as architectural services, property management and road planning.

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Contracting Out of Local Government Services in the UK: A Case Study in Transaction Costs
Kavanagh, Ian & Parker, David , 2000
Aston Business School Research Institute
Case study of contracting technical services at the London Borough of Ealing - highways & ground maintenance, refuse collection, street cleansing and architect & design services.
ISBN 1 85449 394 9
UK

Contracting Out Planning and Management of Local Government Roads (PDF)
Heggie, Ian G. , 1999

This document looks at the experiences of contracting-out the planning and management of local government roads.  The article focuses on contracting in a developed nation with the experiences of Berkshire Council in the UK, compared to the occurrence of contracting in developing nation Zambia.  Both cases look at the tendering process and the motives behind contracting. The article demonstrates the differences in the priorities concerned with contracting between a developed and developing nation.

UK

Lambeth Case Study: A Guide to Joint Venture Procurement under the EU negotiated Procedure
Public Private Partnerships Programme, 1998
Local Government Association

ISBN 1 84049 069 1
UK

Contracting Out the Functions of the New Zealand Audit Office
McDonald, Heath & Anderson, Paul J. , 1997
Contracting Out Government Services: Best Practice Guidelines and Case Studies, OECD, Public Management Occasional Papers, No.20, Chapter 6


New Zealand

Last Updated: 06 October 2011