Chiefs agree national buying plan_2
19 July 2012
The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), the top policy-making body of the police forces in England and Wales, has approved a national strategy aimed at increasing collaborative purchasing.
Around 150 goods and services, including computer consumables, such as disks and printer cartridges, building maintenance, health and safety equipment and dog food, have been allocated to the nine police regions for consideration.
“We’re asking the regions to produce a business case for items,” said Caroline Hastings, chairman of the quality assurance (QA) group...