| Benefit | Value to date |
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| Commissioning Panel – savings achieved | £1,041,988 |
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| Commissioning Panel – cost avoidance | £1,221,750 |
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| Agency Targeted Transfer – cost avoidance | £913,694 |
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| Total | £3,177,432 |
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5.15. This represents strong early-year delivery against the £8.81m of savings identified for 2026/27 and the wider £16.2m programme target. The savings profile is expected to build through the year as contracts progress through Panel gateways, and into 2027/28, which is the key delivery year given the volume of renewals falling due.
5.16. Alongside the Commissioning Modernisation Programme, the Council has introduced a Procurement Effectiveness Review to assess and improve commercial maturity across key areas including sourcing and category management, governance, developing capability, data and technology. The review will map the current state of effectiveness against a best practice baseline.
5.17. The Procurement Effectiveness Review has commenced and will consider a number of key areas including;
Strategy & Organisation
Business Engagement and Commercial Effectiveness
Sourcing Processes, Category and Supplier Management
Purchase to Pay
People & Skills
Measurement, Policies, Controls and Compliance;
Systems, Data and Metrics
5.18. The Strategic Procurement function is adopting new objectives as part of a new delivery model;
Value – by delivering value for money services we will strengthen the council's financial stability