A National model for IT procurement has been announced for local government. The model has been adapted from the successful London ICT Project which has been run in 33 local authorities in London since 2012. The new strategy addresses issues brought forward from Heads of ICT, Procurement, House of Commons and Office of Fair Trading reports and acts to deliver savings and efficiencies to deliver an improved service.

The Local Government ICT plan is working with the National ICT Category Management Programme (NICTMP) to support local government to procure the technology systems and equipment cost effectively in order to deliver an improved value for money service.

Local authorities failing to collaborate on procurement