Funding local growth in England
Institute for Government report arguing that central government's reliance on competitive bidding for local growth funding inhibits growth and burdens local authorities.
Report · 2024Sources & confidence: Qualified confidence
Checked 8 October 2026 · AI-assisted review
Title, date, authors and the bidding-cost figure the essay cites, from the publication page.
- Institute for Government, publication page
Published 31 May 2024 by Thomas Pope and Rebecca McKee. Competitive bidding covers a quarter of funding streams (8% of local government funding) and bids often cost 20,000 to 30,000 pounds.
What this check doesn’t establish
- The full report PDF was not read. The page does not say that better-resourced councils win more bids; the essay no longer claims this.
Confidence applies to the scope above, not every claim made by the underlying source. How confidence works
Supports the essay's figure for what a single competitive bid costs a council, in its argument for devolving money and powers.
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