Partnerships & Procurement

Local government are ideally placed to build their economic future and engage their communities through collaboration. Warwickshire County Council has done just that over a series of recent projects that 31ten have supported on.

We have worked on a number of delivery and partnership arrangements over the last 15 years and have seen a lot of successful arrangements as well as a fair share that have experienced difficulties. So how do you develop arrangements that deliver on what they promise and stand the test of time?

Our Director, Gary O’Connell, and Consultant, Ivan Brodrick, consider the impact of COVID-19 on the housing market by looking at historic pandemics and economic recessions.

The lifting of the housing revenue account debt cap will only boost housing numbers effectively if councils combine the new flexibility with existing models such as housing companies.