DCSF confirms efficiency savings of £1.1bn
April 1, 2010
Following on from last week’s budget the Department for Children, Schools and Families has confirmed that it will be looking to make £1.1bn of efficiency savings. This is part of the Government’s commitment to making £11bn of savings a year across all departments by 2012/13.
It has been suggested that as much as £650m of savings can be achieved through greater use of collaborative procurement by schools. There will also be the opportunity for many primary schools to benefit from a shared School Business Manager (bursar).
In essence this is exactly what we at Minerva are looking to do in the independent sector. By setting up local buying groups this enables schools both large and small to benefit from more favourable pricing that can be negotiated due to volume orders.
If you are interested in learning more about this, including assistance in setting up a local buying group in your area, then please get in touch with us.
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