Cut Costs, not Services
‘Cut costs, not services’ is the message from the Regional Centres of Excellence as they launch the National Procurement Programme (NPP) to urge councils to cut the costs of goods and services and use the savings to protect frontline services.
Guide to the National Procurement Programme
On the Money - How to get a better deal in postal services
Many councils are paying over the odds for commonly bought goods and services.
Our research shows in stark terms huge variations in the amounts councils are being charged for the same item and yet few councils will realise this.
This guide will show you how you can cut the cost of your postal services. It is part of the Regional Centres of Excellence National Procurement Programme which is set to transform local government procurement and deliver major efficiencies in the £40 billion spent each year by the sector on goods and services.
National Procurement Plan Press Release
Councils are set to benefit from plans agreed by the Regional Centres of Excellence (RCEs) designed to unlock millions of pounds in local government efficiencies.