BUSINESS

Taking advantage of buying power

From aggregation to e-auctions, Vivienne Roberts looks at how councils can harness their buying power for more efficient procurement.

How can collective buying help to get the best deal on goods and services? What is aggregation? What are e-auctions? These are just some of the questions asked by the public sector.

With budgets and resources more squeezed than ever, public procurement is no easy task for local authorities. Unsurprisingly, many are turning to aggregated buying to help take the pressure off.

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