Recommendation ETI-19: Collaborative Delivery
From Edinburgh Tram Inquiry Report, published 19 September 2023.
Recommendation
At all stages of the project there should be a collaborative approach to delivering it. This should include the co-location of representatives from each organisation relevant to the particular stage reached and having an interest in its completion to enable any issues to be addressed and resolved at the earliest opportunity, thereby minimising the risk of the escalation of disputes with associated delays and increased expense.
In brief (written by this site)
In December 2023, Chief Executive Andrew Kerr recommended adopting the recommendation on collaborative delivery, reporting that the advantage of co-locating representatives with an interest in project completion was understood and had already been "successfully adopted on the Trams to Newhaven project" (Andrew Kerr response, Dec 2023). The record holds no update since the City of Edinburgh Council's response of December 2023 (Andrew Kerr response, Dec 2023).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
About this summary
This recommendation asks for cultural or behavioural change, which is difficult to verify from published sources alone. The record reflects policy commitments rather than measured outcomes.
Government response
The Inquiry Report describes some of the damaging behaviours adopted during project delivery by various parties. The advantage of co locating representatives having an interest in project completion is understood and indeed was successfully adopted on the Trams to Newhaven project.
It is recommended that the Council should adopt this Recommendation.
How this response relates to the recommendation
Site note: This passage is from the Chief Executive's report to the City of Edinburgh Council meeting of 14 December 2023. That day the Council agreed "to implement the actions as outlined in appendix one and appendix three" of the report (minute, item 7). The same words were in the report to the Transport and Environment Committee of 16 November 2023.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from City of Edinburgh Council has been found in the sources searched (last checked 31 January 2026). This is separate from the response above.
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Who has spoken
- City of Edinburgh Council
Response