18,000 DOCTORS

IN SURGERY

1,184POLICE OFFICERS ON THE BEAT

A modern procurement framework could save the police up to £30 million to invest in 1,184 police officers.3

£30,000,000POLICE SAVE

404NEW BOILERS IN HOMES

£215,000on boiler purchaseand installation this year through consortia procurement. Equates to 404 new boilers for British residents.4

Housing Association SAVES

Schools could cut £415m by using modern procurement processes. This would be the equivalent to 16,522 teachers.6

£415,000,000SCHOOLS SAVE

Working with a new procurement framework could save the MOD up to £200 million a year to equip 692 troops for front-line duty.5

£200,000,000THE MOD SAVES

A modern procurement function could allow £1.2bn to be saved allowing 56k nurses or 18k doctors to be employed.2

£1,200,000,000NHS SAVES

56,000 NURSES

ON WARDS

692TROOPS EQUIPPED

16,522TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS

78

9

45

6

12

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HOW THEMODERN PROCUREMENT PROCESS

ENABLES REINVESTMENT IN FRONT-LINE STAFF

Once, procurement was a modest low-profile function but has now risen to be a key discipline of front-line business and departmental strategy. Research by BDO LLP (2013) shows that working with a new procurement framework can save millions that can be channeled into front-line services.1

References: 1 Accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO LLP, is the UK member firm of the BDO International network. The firm employs 3,500 people across 23 UK locations, generating revenues approaching £400m. 2 John Warrington May 2012. 3National Policing Improvement Agency, May, 2011. 4The audit commission, 2008 (Glow worm Flexicom 12HX Regular Boiler). 5GOV.uk – June, 2013 (To current standard used in Afghanistan). 6The audit commission, 2009.

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