18 councils have received a total of £6.9 million by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) in recognition of the success of transformation projects.

The 'Transformation Challenge Award’ provides funding to councils who have displayed excellence in delivering transformation programs that provide service development with efficiency savings.

The funding will be used to create and develop further transformation projects as the public sector seek to encourage efficiency and cost savings to reduce budgets.

Borough of Harrow named best for SME procurement

New public sector rules focus on encouraging SME procurement