Procurement Lincolnshire has devised an innovative Purchase Card (P-Card) system making it one of the first, and potentially one of the largest, procurement projects of its kind. More than 1,000 cards are being used across the region, and 600 people have been been gained since 2007. The scheme has already led to efficiency savings of £1,019,148 and an average saving of approximately
£26 per purchase.

In taking steps to challenge itself and effect change, Lincolnshire Transport Services Group has achieved significant savings in the past two years. The trial and subsequent introduction of e-auctions as a new model for awarding Public Service Vehicle contracts for school travel has already driven savings of more than £270,000 per academic year. This will total more than £1.3 million over a five-year period, across only 10 e-auctions.