Monday 18 July 2011

£50 million and still rising: Peterborough favours a small group of consultants.

More than £50 million has been forked out on consultants by Peterborough’s three main public authorities in the last four years.

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Some background material here.

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  1. The council’s procurement of the PSP contract has now been exposed as a charade. It was clearly never intended to deliver best value or even a competitive quote, but a means by which to conceal the millions of pounds gifted to existing key suppliers.

    The procurement process was a fraud because there was only one nominated subcontractor the existing key suppliers - V4 Services.

    With ever more wild exaggerations of unsubstantiated cost savings by councillors it is becoming clear that the council is shamefully demeaning the rules of good governance. The millions of pounds gifted to consultants without open and transparent arrangements and without scrutiny or accountability can only give rise to the view that either the council is incompetent or corrupt, but probably both.

    From ancient Rome to the Third Reich people believe the propaganda issued by their dictators until its all to late and irrecoverable damage is done. It usually starts with the censorship of the media so that only official propaganda can be published.

    Comments to PCC related stories published in the Peterborough Today often get withdrawn early especially when some truth should prick the consciences of leading cabinet members. Clearly not wishing to get an offer they cant refuse from their clients PCC who have paid Johnston Press £43452.54 so far this year, they acquiesce and withdraw the comments.

    They use to say money talks but now it is used to buy silence.

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