PFI tsar forced to postpone departure from Treasury

摘要

Richard Abadie will remain as the Treasury's PFI tsar until at least spring, because the department has failed to find a successor in time for his December leaving date. The news emerges at a critical time for the PFI, as the government plans to experiment with the procurement route. Its proposals include the removal of soft services such as cleaning and catering from contracts and reducing deal lengths from 30 to 10-15 years.