Collaboration brings procurement efficiencies to the NHS
The Government Procurement Service and Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation to deliver better value for public services
The Government Procurement Service (GPS) and the local authority owned Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) have announced the signing of a joint collaborative agreement that will deliver better value and improve procurement efficiency across the public sector.
Through this Memorandum of Understanding , the two organisations will work together, pooling resources and management information to deliver better value and improve efficiency for organisations including the NHS.
David Shields, managing director of GPS, said: ‘This partnership with ESPO demonstrates our commitment to working together, combining purchasing volumes where possible to deliver cost savings that will benefit the whole of the public sector.”
John Doherty, ESPO’s newly-appointed director, said: “In these challenging times of austerity, ESPO and GPS share a common goal to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness and deliver real ‘cashable savings’ to the public sector. These savings will help to kick-start the general economy and protect the delivery of frontline services.
“It really is an exciting opportunity to participate in national and local government contracts that can be delivered both regionally and sub-regionally.”