Demand management:
Programme delivered which extracted £1.58m from existing budgets with annual repeatable savings. This programme was awarded the Government Business Award for 2010 in the Local Government Procurement category.
Shared services:
Successful creation of shared, co-located Legal Services team with 79 staff. Realising savings of 10% on direct costs for partner authorities, £450k in other savings over a 3 year period and returning an surplus which increases by £477k during a 3 year period for distribution between partner authorities.
Managed Print Solution and Integrated Print & Design contract:
Introduction of integrated systems, delivering £200k savings in first year, with repeateable savings for the duration of the contract. Also achieved substantial measurable environmental savings.
Temporary Staff Engagement:
New policy and process created and implemented to manage the number of temporary staff being engaged. Annual spend reduced from £6m to 1.6m.
Business Unit Set-up:
Creation of fee charging service within a local authority, supported by a new streamlined structure and robust case management and performance management systems. Gross savings of £697k in first year, £279k cashable with the remainder reinvested into the unit to increase performance.
Project/programme management:
Successful achievement of varied projects and programmes including shared services, organisational restructure, savings and efficiencies and new initiatives.