Major public-sector suppliers to draft ‘living wills’ as part of post-Carillion outsourcing approach

All major public services providers “will have to draw up ‘living wills’ determining what would happen if they go bust as part of the government’s post-Carillion approach to outsourcing.” The government will pitch this idea first to five key companies: Serco, Capita, Sopra Steria, Engie and Interserve. Cabinet Office minister David Lidington told the Business Services Association that “we are professionalising our contract management through accreditation of all government contract managers and from today an estimated 30,000 civil servants across central government will have access to new online contract management training.”