Local Government Group set to make savings of £18million through partnership with Liberata

July 13, 2010

The Local Government Group recently published an article on its website describing the £18.2 million worth of savings they are expected to make by the end of their 10-year contract with Liberata.

The organisation entered into a partnership with Liberata two years ago to outsource its Finance, Human Resource administration, IT, Facilities Management, Customer Services, and Design and Print departments.

Latest figures show the Group, which represents more than 350 councils in England and Wales, is saving millions of pounds by outsourcing back office staff so it can represent its members even more effectively.

John Ransford, Chief Executive of the Group, said: “Councils are currently under enormous financial pressure and need to find every way to become more efficient to avoid cutting vital frontline services on which millions of people rely.

We too are committed to making the most effective use of our budget as we strive to give the best service to our members, providing real value for money for their subscriptions.

We entered into the contract with Liberata with a view to making cost savings, increasing the quality of services and, as far as was possible, we protected the terms and conditions of staff that were transferred.

We’re delighted to see such positive results after only two years and are keen to share our experience with councils. Money saved from back office work is money we can plough into our frontline services lobbying for our members and representing their interests as effectively as possible.”