London Postal Services Group 2011
Background
In 2006, the National Audit Office published a report about improving postal services procurement in the light of market deregulation, along with a case study and best practice guide. This has formed the basis of subsequent coordinated working in London and other regions. Postal services are not a small expenditure item for many single tier local authorities where total spend is about £200M. In London, spend on postal services averages over £300k per local authority.
- National Audit Office Part 1 - report Opens in a new window
- National Audit Office Part 2 - Case studies Opens in a new window
- National Audit Office Part 3 - Good practice guide Opens in a new window
London Position - 2009
In 2009, sixteen London local authorities collaborated, using the, then, Buying Solutions contract, to test the market. The outcomes were positive with potential cashable savings of £923k between the authorities being identified. Some authorities took advantage of this situation, but a majority delayed changing suppliers pending the need to improve current practices locally and also trial the new provider(s). Also, the Buying Solutions contract was due to expire within months and many boroughs thought that it would be advantageous to wait until the new contract was let which it was in August 2010.
Meanwhile pilot work was undertaken at Camden and Merton to work through the operational issues, which were subsequently written up into case studies.
- London Councils final procurement report Opens in a new window
- Camden case study Opens in a new window
- Merton case study Opens in a new window
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