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Local authorities failing to collaborate on procurement

18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM | Anonymous

A government committee has heard that local authorities are failing to effectively collaborate with each other.

A committee of MPs heard that local authorities still had a way to go in order to realise savings, with the potential to save billions from savings of just one or two per cent.

The committee heard that a shortage in procurement skills inside the public sector was continuing to impact the overall efficiency of government procurement services.

Baroness Tina Stowell, parliamentary undersecretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), said: “There is a role for us in showing some leadership and reinforcing the importance of better procurement, but at the same time when we are informing councils of this we are sadly seeing examples of councils not taking advantage of the advice we are giving them.”

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