Public private partnerships
There is currently an explosion in the need for private and public sector organisations to partner in the delivery of public services. This is driven by demands for:
- private sector finance to relieve PSBR
- increasing volume and quality of many public services
- individualisation – people-centred services.
Experience shows that if not effectively managed, these partnerships can quickly run into the sand at an operational level. They become:
- tied up in contractual complexity
- stuck in operational bureaucracy
- indecisive – with milestones missed or delayed
- bound by structural and cultural silos, with poor communication and little collective leadership
- demoralised – as perceived association with failure takes its toll.
Creating successful public private partnerships involves aligning different cultures to speed up decision making and delivery. Socia is helping clients change from a contract-driven, adversarial approach to collaborative partnering behaviours.
Our clients in this area include partners working in:
- PFIs
- PPPs
- Department of Health
- Transport.