Inverclyde Council has achieved savings of £1m through procurement this financial year against a four-year target of £1.4m.
An audit of procurement was carried out by Scotland Excel in November 2011 and revealed that the local authority had achieved ‘Conformance’ status in its Procurement Capability Assessment.
Inverclyde has improved from 15% in 2010 to 34%, representing the largest increase in local authority procurement performance in Scotland in 2011.
The Procurement Capability Assessment audit is carried out at each of the 32 local authorities in Scotland on an annual basis.
Convener and Council Leader Councillor Stephen McCabe said: “Large amounts of money are spent every year to allow us to deliver the high-quality services our customers expect. But that has to be at best value so our procurement processes must be as efficient and cost-effective as possible. It is therefore hugely encouraging to see such a dramatic improvement in our procurement performance over a relatively short period of time.”
