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Compulsive Competitive Tendering (CCT) research


CCT and Local Authority Blue Collar Services - published March 1997

CCT Non-bidders - published December 1996

CCT: The Private Sector View - published January 1995

Provision of White Collar and Professional Services by Local Authorities: voluntary exposure to market forces, K Desai and J Sealey, KPMG, DoE, 1996. (Summary only 2 )

The Exposure of Professional and White Collar Services to CCT Phase 1: Preparations for Competition among London Boroughs and Metropolitan Districts, R Taylor, B Setchell, R Pinto, Newchurch & Co, DoE June 1996. (Summary only 2 ).

The Exposure of Professional and White Collar Services to CCT Phase 1: Preparations for Competition among Non-Reorganised Shire District Councils and County Councils, R Taylor, B Setchell, R Pinto, Newchurch & Co, DoE November 1996. (Summary only 2 ).

CCT: The Private Sector View, BMRB International Limited, DoE 1995. (Full report 3 and summary 2 available).

Analysis of Local Authority CCT Markets, Ernst & Young, DoE 1995. (Full report 3 and summary 2 available).

Competing for Building Maintenance: Direct Labour Organisations and Compulsory Competitive Tendering, B Walker, HMSO 1 1993.

Competition and Service: The Impact of the Local Government Act 1988", K Walsh and H Davis, HMSO 1 1993.

Direct Labour Organisations, Institute of Public Finance, DoE 3 1992.

Competitive Tendering for Local Authority Services - Initial Experiences, K Walsh, HMSO 1 1991.

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