Use of frameworks and e-procurement tools helped government departments make big savings in 2009

Whitehall and the wider public sector saved 拢500m in the construction sector last year according to the Office of Government Commerce鈥檚 (OGC鈥檚) annual statement released today.

The government said that a total of 拢1.4bn was saved in the procurement of energy, vehichle fleets, food, ICT, construction, professional services, travel and office solutions in 2008/2009.

According to the Working together: delivering value report costs were cut through 'collaborative procurement'.

It said the the use of frameworks and e-procurement tools helped made the procurment process more efficient.

Nigel Smith, chief executive of the OGC said: 鈥淕etting maximum value from government spend has never been more important than now, and the OGC is helping the public sector deliver this.鈥�

Breakdown of the 拢1.4bn saving according to the OGC report:

鈥� Energy: 拢139.8m

鈥� Fleet: 拢61.9m

鈥� Office Solutions: 拢61.1m

鈥� Travel: 拢26.8m

鈥� Professional Services: 拢428.4m

鈥� ICT - 拢196.7m

鈥� Food - 拢26.1m

鈥� Construction - 拢459.3m

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