Twenty years of TfL
June 2019 marked the 20th anniversary of HCT Group’s first contract with Transport for London (TfL). And what a long way . . . .
Posted: 12 Jul 2019
Choose trade.
Choose grants. Choose small. Choose near total dependency on one funder. Choose hoping for a bigger slice of a smaller pie . . . .
Posted: 01 May 2019
How not to commission insanely
For years, many local authorities have commissioned insanely - doing the same things over and over again, but expecting different results. . . . .
Posted: 16 Aug 2018
Happy Christmas and be careful what you wish for: Section 19 and the Social Value Act
It was with great interest that I - and many in the community transport (CT) sector - awaited the House of . . . .
Posted: 19 Dec 2017
The Social Value Act - fixing a damp squib
At HCT Group, we’ve been campaigning for social value to be recognised in public sector tenders for as long as we’ve . . . .
Posted: 30 Oct 2017
The use of Section 19 and 22 permits and the DfT advice
HCT Group is proud to be part of the Community Transport sector and, as such, we believe that the recent DfT . . . .
Posted: 08 Aug 2017
Request for an incoming Government
It is getting very close to the general election and in a matter of weeks we will have a government who . . . .
Posted: 30 May 2017
In defence of franchising, or why bus operators need the Buses Bill
This blog was first published in Coach and Bus Week I strongly believe that we need the Buses Bill. The power for . . . .
Posted: 09 Mar 2016
An ethical hierarchy for companies?
To celebrate the launch of the new B Corps in the UK, I’ve been thinking about company structures. A Corp: Asset Locked . . . .
Posted: 14 Oct 2015
Who is the competition?
The recent announcement by the European Commission on State Aid to Community Transport (CT) operators is obviously very good news. Some . . . .
Posted: 14 Aug 2015