Councils aiming to save billions in marketplace_3
18 July 2012
A major online marketplace for local authorities will be piloted this autumn in an attempt to save up to 70 per cent of their £27.5 billion annual spend on goods and services.
More than 100 of the 408 councils in England and Wales are interested in the marketplace, according to the local government Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA), which will invest £15 million.
“We want a sustainable e-procurement system that provides a wider knowledge base than just goods and services purchasing,” said Peter Howarth, a consultant to IDeA...