Surrey County Council has succeeded in driving significant savings from the renegotiation of contracts. So far the council has achieved savings of £83 million over a three year period.

The council managed to create savings of £27 million over 2012 from the renegotiation of energy and IT contracts, with expectations of savings of around £100 million over 2014/15.

Savings have also been driven by the council’s involvement in a shared services program with East Sussex County Council, aimed at driving procurement savings from increased combined negotiation power.

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