Wales moves forward with e-procurement

The Welsh Assembly government is introducing an e-procurement system that will more efficiently connect public sector organisations in the principality with suppliers, saving £200m annually.

The programme - which aims to make suppliers more accessible and easier to pay - will go live in the next two months.

The project will help deliver real change, according to Andrew Davies, minister for finance & public service delivery.

"This programme shows Wales at its finest, using cutting-edge technology to deliver the best value possible for the Welsh pound, creating public services we can be proud of," he said.

Suppliers will be able to register for free, in an effort to migrate them quickly on to the system.

The e-procurement platform will deliver more competitive prices, as well as more efficient paperless transactions.

Vendor ProcServe has been appointed as a key supplier for the programme.

The Welsh public sector spends about £4.5bn annually.

See also:

Lloyds TSB goes live with e-procurement

The system is being rolled out to 72,000 staff  07 Jun 2007

Scottish authorities team up on e-procurement

Aberdeenshire Council and Aberdeen City Council share procurement processes  22 Mar 2007

Welsh Assembly to launch unit to tackle e-crime

Government, police, academia and business to share information  06 Mar 2007

British Olympic Association installs e-procurement

System will be used to supply UK athletes, up to, and during the 2012 games  13 Dec 2006

Like this story? Spread the news by clicking below:

 del.icio.us     Digg this     reddit!