TfL Market Testing Explained
Submitted by rmtlondon on 14 January, 2013 - 21:55RMT National Policy Department briefing – What is market testing?
In the early 1990s, the Conservative government introduced a policy of market testing public services in central government, testing their efficiency by exposing them to competition from external providers. It was less relevant whether the service was actually contracted to the private sector, but rather that it was subjected to competitive challenge.
However, it is typically used to open the door to privatisation.