The Cabinet Office has replaced multiple licences within different departments with one cross-government licence, under a three-year arrangement.

The new licence is expected to reduce current costs by 65 per cent with total savings of £1.1 million per year.

Savings will be generated from reduced administration and allow departments to leverage the public sectors position to negotiate as one large customer.

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude said: “As part of our long-term economic plan, this Government is tackling wasteful spend across Whitehall. Last year alone we saved taxpayers £3.8 billion but hard-working people expect us to do more.”

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