The Welsh Government has launched National Procurement Service (NPS), with a mandate of creating public sector savings while encouraging local firms to bid for government contracts.

The announcement of the creation of the NPS was made by Finance minister Jane Hutt and local government minister Lesley Griffiths.

The NPS is expected to save £25 million per year by focusing on increasing efficiency and the duplication of services.

Hutt said that the NPS “demonstrates that in Wales we can develop innovative approaches through a public sector that is prepared to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries for the greater good. She added that the procurement program, “will not only make it easier for suppliers to engage but will also provide crucial opportunities to develop local supply chains with local Welsh businesses."

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