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A central strategy for local government

August 22, 2012
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Assaf LennonThese are tough times across the public sector and local government is no exception. Not only is central government funding being cut by 25 per cent but, as part of the UK government’s commitment to transparency, how they spend the rest of their money is under increased scrutiny. The Department for Communities and Local Government has already dictated all local authorities publish all expenditure over £500 and this week went further by lowering its own threshold to £250. (more…)

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Addressing the limitations of frameworks

November 11, 2011
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National framework agreements were designed to take the time, cost and pain out of local government purchasing. They do away with the need to go out to tender individually, leave the ‘heavy lifting’ to expert negotiators, and enable councils to focus their procurement resources on big strategic projects. And demand aggregation means greater purchasing leverage beyond what any single council – even a large one – could achieve on its own. (more…)

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