Council claims £8m savings in six months through contract renegotiations

Surrey County Council says it has saved £8m in six months by renegotiating contracts with a range of suppliers, including IT businesses, building firms and transport companies.

The local authority said work by its procurement and other teams meant it had delivered £33m in savings in 18 months and more than £140m in the last five years.

Cllr Denise Le Gal, Surrey’s Cabinet Member for Business Services, said: ‘We’re determined to continue delivering excellent value for money to taxpayers through striking better deals and continuing to find new ways of doing things better.

“This will include working with other organisations to transform services and seeking greater devolution of services for the benefit of Surrey’s residents while calling on the government to recognise the demand pressures we face.”