By participating in just two e-auctions run by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) for the purchase of 180 PCs and 20 laptops, North West Leicestershire District Council projected £27,000 of savings.

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.

Transport teams from Nottinghamshire Councils have been working in partnership since 2005 to generate savings and gain value for money in their procurement of new vehicles and training, devising a ‘single tender process'. Thus far, nine authorities have together made savings of over £1.75 million. Building on the initial procurement strategy for Refuse Collection Vehicles, the consortium has now extended this single tender process to panel vans, training and tyre maintenance.

‘Fair price, Fair care' across the East Midlands

Through the implementation of a Care Funding Calculator across the region's authorities, Adult Social Care Services in the East Midlands have generated over £2 million in savings since 2008, forecast to become £4.5 million cumulatively when the 2010-2011 figures are included. This represents an average price reduction of 17%.