Liverpool Council has “nowhere to hide” as it attempts to rectify the “embedded practice” that led to multiple contract failings.
Chief executive Tony Reeves told a meeting of the authority’s cabinet this morning the only way for the council to turn its fortunes around was to “bring these things out into the open” as members agreed to a costly renewal of 13 contracts that had either run out or were on the brink of expiring.
It was revealed last week that a series of agreements had been allowed to end or are perilously close to being void following a review of all the council’s procurement deals after the expensive energy contract debacle. These included community based help for people at risk of homelessness, supporting more than 1,000 households.
