Islington has elected not to outsource service provision following the expiry of a PFI housing project in 2022. Looking at the report underpinning the decision, it doesn't look like risk transfer featured highly amongst the Council's list of priorities. Is this simply a case of 'public sector good, private sector bad'? Will other Authorities investigate more innovative solutions for the management of PFI assets post expiry?
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In terms of outsourcing, it is not possible to provide a realistic estimate in terms what a third party (such as a housing association) would be seeking, in order to provide this service, without testing the market and clearly specifying the service model to be delivered.
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