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16 Mar 2012

Two councils in the south-east of England are set to unlock significant savings and efficiency benefits through the adoption of a new shared service model....

Categories: Local Government, Public Sector


13 Mar 2012

Nine local authorities in London will be aiming to achieve major savings between now and 2015 through a new joint procurement scheme....

Categories: Local Government, Public Sector


27 Jan 2012

Major revisions of procurement practices are set to deliver a wide array of business benefits for Cardiff Council....

Categories: Local Government


30 Dec 2011

A partnership of eight local authorities has won praise for the success of their collaborative procurement schemes in recent months....

Categories: Local Government


15 Dec 2011

Procurement staff at Surrey County Council have been able to deliver savings of £27 million for 2011-12 thanks to improved purchasing methods....

Categories: Local Government


21 Nov 2011

The government has been called upon to take advantage of the expertise offered by procurement experts working in the public sector....

Categories: Local Government


19 Sep 2011

The salaries paid to those performing interim jobs within the public sector have been examined by a range of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.

According to the BBC, which carried out the research, Norfolk councils spent at...

Categories: Local Government


16 Aug 2011

Transport minister Norman Baker has said local authorities should aim to prevent public transport cuts by saving money through improved procurement....

Categories: Local Government


10 Aug 2011

A new centralised procurement deal has been struck by the government that is set to deliver significant savings over the coming years....

Categories: Local Government


25 Jul 2011

The Home Office has held an awards ceremony to highlight the role played by its procurement partners in delivering savings in the last year....

Categories: Local Government