The London Contracts and Supplies Group (LCSG) is one of the oldest and most successful public sector procurement organisations

It was formed as the London Joint Supplies Board in 1976, when the Greater London Council, the Inner London Education Authority and the London Boroughs identified the need for a greater degree of coordination and joint action in purchasing and supply. The group’s name changed to the LCSG in 1991, and it has gone from strength to strength ever since, now boasting 300 members.

The LCSG is a local authority purchasing consortium comprising representatives from all 32 London Borough Councils, the Corporation of London and other public bodies located within the Greater London area.

The LCSG exists to promote collaboration in procurement through joint contracting, promotion of common standards, training and pooling of expertise. Its activities have saved millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money and provided many suppliers with lucrative contracts to supply London councils.

Collectively, the use of joint contracts by the LCSG has already realised savings in the region of £7.5 million per annum across the participating boroughs.

Current joint contracts which have yielded substantial savings include:

• Furniture
• Library Books
• Mobile Phones
• Computer Consumables
• Catering Disposables
• Heating Oil & Diesel
• Stationery
• Cleaning Materials
• Paper
• Utilities

Since the announcement of the London 2012 Olympics, great interest has been shown in forthcoming Games contracts.

Key areas of Olympic spend will include:

• IT
• Security
• Sports Apparatus
• Construction
• Communications
• Fleet
• PR & Marketing
• Transport
• Travel & Accommodation

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