Hundreds of millions of pounds will be saved through a new independently run shared service centre that could eventually see private and public sectors share back office services in order to cut costs, ministers have announced. The move is expected to help create a faster and smaller civil service. Governments had for decades failed in [...]
Innovative and fast growing IT and business services provider Agilisys announced today they have signed a contract to deliver ICT services to a four-member partnership comprising Bolton and Wigan Councils with Wigan and Leigh Housing Company as well as Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust. The strategic, long-term shared services partnership will deliver minimum guaranteed savings of more than £11m over its [...]
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 [...]
Councils across the Clyde Valley have set out detailed plans to share support services valued at £155m in a ‘detailed business case’ published in August 2011. The business case, which sets out potential long term annual savings of up to £30m per annum after the first five years for the participating councils, involves sharing the [...]
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: [...]
The Coalition Government has stated its determination to target resource to front line services and drive cost out of administrative functions and improve efficiency and effectiveness in public spending. In line with this, the Cabinet Office had a commitment in the Cabinet Office Business Plan for 2011-15 to publish a model for Whitehall shared services [...]
UK-London: supporting services for the government 2011/S 138-229662 CONTRACT NOTICE Services SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S) Department for Transport (DfT) Major Projects and London, Commercial and Technical Services, 4/21 Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road Contact: Major Projects and London Attn: Mr Andrew Rowland SW1P 4DR London UNITED KINGDOM Tel. +44 [...]
Alleged resistance from the capital’s police, fire and transport organisations has frustrated progress on the Mayor’s plans to save hundreds of millions of pounds through sharing more services, the London Assembly’s Budget and Performance Committee heard today. Nicholas Griffin, the Mayor’s Advisor for Budgets and Performance, wants organisations in the Greater London Authority (GLA) Group [...]
Minister for Local Government and Communities, Carl Sargeant launched the link up of Fire and Rescue Service control rooms across Wales today. The command and control centres in St Asaph, Carmarthen and Llantrisant are now linked together. This will improve their ability to provide mutual support when they are dealing with large emergencies and in [...]
This review was sponsored by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and its remit was defined as follows. The overall purpose is to review the strategic management of investment in Scottish public sector information and communication technology ( ICT) infrastructure, reporting on how best to deliver improved value for money and support multi-agency [...]
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