Deloitte warns LAs not to outsource in bulk. This is contrary to the efficiency-based outsourcing deals underway like Cardiff and TCS and tenders from, for example, West Sussex.
How about sharing staff: the figure given is that 30,000 people work in government IT. A Cipfa survey suggests that 50% of public service organisations will be in partnerships or actively sharing services by2010 (I’m sure the respondents’ definitions aren’t all consistent).