ProcServe, a leading provider of eProcurement solutions, has announced that they are providing an end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay and eMarketplace service for all 43 police forces across England and Wales. The contract was signed on 31st March 2011 by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and endorsed by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and the Cabinet Office, to deliver a national Police Procurement Hub that will be used across all forces for purchasing goods and services.

The Police Procurement Hub will play a vital role in helping the police to become more efficient by collaborating on procurement across the police forces. This initiative will help to deliver the necessary cuts in spending that the police service faces over the next five years. The Hub will enable each force to buy from the best value centralised deals as well as from their regional and locally let supplier contracts. Roll out will take place over the next 12 months, as part of the Collaborative Police Procurement Programme. The contract with ProcServe will continue for a further five years.

Sue Moffatt, Head of Commercial and Procurement at the NPIA, said "The police service is committed to deliver £545 million pounds of savings per year by 2013/14. It is absolutely vital that those charged with buying goods and services have access to the tools that make them available quickly, and directly to their desktop."

The Hub complements existing procurement processes across the police service so forces do not need to invest in replacing current systems. It enhances existing processes and provides a simple online shopping system to access best value products and services."