Northamptonshire Area Procurement Service (NAPS) is a shared procurement team established in November 2008 between six borough and district councils and hosted by Northampton Borough Council.

An innovative community venture has enabled Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) to improve services by generating significant savings, reducing fire-related incidents and increasing safety whilst forging, and sustaining, strong relations within the Cotmanhay area.

The quality of the local environment affects the public on a day to day basis, with levels of litter grime and graffiti contributing to an overall standard of cleanliness in an area. Local authority street cleansing services are responsible for keeping the streets in their area clean, and working with others such as private landowners and other local authority departments to maintain an acceptable level of cleanliness and tidiness.

Broxtowe Borough Council's street cleansing services provides good value for money. The service performs well against established national performance measures; the standard of cleanliness for litter, detritus, graffiti and fly-posting is above both the regional and national average, and residents are satisfied with the quality of their local environment, yet the cost of the service per head of the population is relatively low. this case study explores what drives this value for money position, with a focus on particular initiatives or ways of working that have enabled the service to achieve high performance levels and low spend.

The quality of the local environment affects the public on a day to day basis, with levels of litter grime and graffiti contributing to an overall standard of cleanliness in an area. Local authority street cleansing services are responsible for keeping the streets in their area clean, and working with others such as private landowners and other local authority departments to maintain an acceptable level of cleanliness and tidiness.

Blaby District Council's street cleansing services provides good value for money. The service performs well against established national performance measures; the standard of cleanliness for litter, detritus, graffiti and fly-posting is above both the regional and national average, and residents are satisfied with the quality of their local environment, yet the cost of the service per head of the population is relatively low. this case study explores what drives this value for money position, with a focus on particular initiatives or ways of working that have enabled the service to achieve high performance levels and low spend.