Council to pay consultants £350k to help them save money
An East Lancashire local authority has awarded a contract worth hundreds of thousands of pounds for a consultant to find savings. The proposal priced at £350,000 for external help to close Blackburn with Darwen’s projected £9.9million financial black hole by 2025/26 was agreed by its executive board in June.
I don't know much about the details of council work, but I'm sure I could find savings for them. I'm equally sure that many council employees could identify savings too - not that they would necessarily tell councillors.
Here's a thought. If they contracted all of their activities out to private companies, would they have any black hole at all?
ReplyDeleteSam - I suspect one problem is a lack of competence when it comes to managing contracts with private companies. It ought to be the best approach, but may still be problematic.
ReplyDeleteCouncils are now a pension scheme with some attached civic responsibilities.
ReplyDeleteMaybe a good lunch / contractor competence reviews or few were involved?
ReplyDeleteDoonhamer - some very good lunches I imagine. Did senior people overspend their budget? If so, was anything done about it?
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