The following pages make suggestions for achieving savings and highlight potential pitfalls to look out for when making a purchase in specific categories. For an overview of the sourcing options for each of the categories, download the guide in the associated resources section to the right of this page.
Where possible, you should make use of pre-existing frameworks and contracts that have already been set up by organisations like the public sector buying organisations or the local authority – you will save time and money as well as reducing the legal risk.
