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Open Source Procurement Toolkit

on 03/11/2011 · No Comments">No Comments · in Features

The Government first set out its policy on the use of open source in 2004. This was restated in both 2009 and 2010. The Government ICT Strategy states that “Where appropriate, Government will procure open source solutions.” To support this, Action 3 of the Strategy says that “To create a level playing field for the [...]

Spend slashed by £60 million on staff costs and Government Procurement Cards as more data opened up for first ever time

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As part of its commitment to drive out unnecessary costs and make the UK a world leader in transparency, Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, announced the Government has reduced its spend on Government Procurement cards and bonuses by £60 million and published a wealth of new information. New data published today shows that [...]

£9m saved by smarter purchasing

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More than £9 million has been saved by Leicestershire County Council, through smarter purchasing of goods and services. The council’s procurement strategy saved £9.6 million over the last four years, by cutting costs when it negotiates contracts and buys supplies. Currently, the council spends £350 million per year, on goods, works and services, ranging from [...]

NPIA’s National Police Procurement Hub goes live

on 11/08/2011 · No Comments">No Comments · in News

The NPIA’s new ‘Amazon-Style’ online procurement process which enables police forces to buy specified goods and services online, goes live for the first time. Lincolnshire Police will be the first force to use the new National Police Procurement Hub (NPPH). The Hub gives the police service the ability to select, purchase and pay for a [...]

DCLG and Government Offices release spending data for June 2011

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Summary HM Treasury requires that all central government departments publish details of their spending for transactions over £25,000, and publish monthly data by the last day of each month. This department has lowered its threshold and publishes its transactions over £500. Available below are the spending report and the Government Procurement Card spending report for June 2011. [...]

Cornwall’s vision for Shared Services. Joint Venture partnership sought for 10 year plus collaboration.

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Cornwall Council and its local health partners share a vision that high quality shared services will be delivered and traded from Cornwall. Achieving the vision will fulfilled via an incremental partnership with a major organisation that will offer commercial, consulting and implementation expertise. The partner that commits to working with them on a collaborative basis [...]

UK-Truro: general public services

on 04/08/2011 · No Comments">No Comments · in Tenders

UK-Truro: general public services 2011/S 148-246428 PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE Services SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S) Cornwall Council New County Hall Treyew Road Cornwall Attn: Zoe Harriss TR1 3AY Truro UNITED KINGDOM Tel. +44 1872323968 E-mail: zharriss@cornwall.gov.uk Internet address(es) General address of the contracting authority http://www.cornwall.gov.uk Further information can be obtained at: [...]

Government claims over £18 million a year will be saved by new office supplies deal via HMRC.

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As part of the continuing drive to maximise the buying power of Government, Francis Maude has announced two new contracts for office supplies which are expected to deliver savings of over £18 million a year. All Central Government Departments will now use the new centrally managed deal for Office Supplies and will pay the same price for [...]

£3.75 billion in savings accrued in 10 months claims Francis Maude

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Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has revealed that the Government’s ambitious approach to saving money has delivered a staggering £3.75 billion of cash savings in just ten months, from May 2010 to March 2011. This follows Francis Maude’s pledge in October last year to leave “no stone unturned” in the hunt for more [...]

Armchair auditors should act on their rights to inspect Town Hall books

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A new online search engine shows local taxpayers when they can inspect their council’s detailed financial spending and ledgers as part of greater public transparency, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announced. Every council is required by law to make its accounts available to the public for 20 days a year. This includes every invoice, payment [...]