Training programmes
Re-Negotiating Contracts
Local authorities have already outsourced so much that, if they are to achieve a 10 to 20% cut in costs over the next 3 years, they will have to revisit existing contracts which specify a level of service which is no longer affordable. Real savings are only possible by re-structuring services, frequently in partnership with other public authorities, and that means unpicking existing contractual arrangements.
How far can you go using existing change management mechanisms? Can renewal and extension provisions be used to change the nature of the service? How far can you go with an existing contractor without needing a new competitive procurement? What will happen if negotiation breaks down, or competitors challenge the legitimacy of such re-negotiation? What are the key strategies for such re-negotiation? What should authorities be doing to manage existing contracts, making best use of existing default mechanisms to secure best value for their authorities? And, if you are considering entering new, long-terms partnering arrangements, how can you build in the flexibility to accommodate either further cuts or demands for improved services?
These are the topics which will be covered by Bevan Brittan’s experts in a session which is designed to equip local authority commercial lawyers and Heads of Legal to demonstrate that they can positively help their authority to ride the downturn.
Programme directory
- Adult - Children\'s - Social Services
- Advocacy
- ASB
- Committees
- Community Safety
- Data Protection & Freedom of Information
- Education
- Elections
- Employment
- Gambling
- Head of Legal
- Highways and Rights of Way
- Housing
- Immigration Law
- Licensing
- Litigation
- Local Government
- Management, Skills Training and Career Development
- Members & Governance
- Partnering & Procurement
- Planning
- Projects
- Property
- Prosecution
- Trading Standards