Vertex acquisition raises IT services question for London tri-borough
Vertex's £440m Westminster city council contract will now be run by Serco as tri-borough predicts £40m a year savings by 2015-16
Yorkshire district councils to stop sharing services
Hambleton and Richmondshire councils will cease sharing some existing services including IT and other back office operations
Two years' 'hard work' spurs cross-border shared services deal
Cotswold councils hope for £675,000 back-office savings as Socitm suggests best practice principles
May 2012
Aylesbury and Dacorum councils to share IT services to cut costs
Bucks and Herts authorities' IT alliance expects to make long-term savings
West Midlands and Surrey £1.5bn framework faces Olympic delay
Surrey police chief constable recommends 'modified approach' to business partnering programme
West Midlands organisations team up for online criminal records checks
£10m LAN deal sought by Rochdale
Is shared services the new outsourcing for local government?
March 2012
New Oracle deal with Cabinet Office will save £75m
Savings should come from a more vanilla approach to software procurement and all parts of government paying the same price for Oracle products, says Cabinet Office
Is the PSN really a shortcut to shared services?
While the network of networks is gathering pace, Mark Samuels examines the obstacles that could lie ahead for greater take up of shared services
Shared services: centres are over-budget and ERP overly complex
A thirst for customised software and a lack of mandation means seven years on shared services aren't delivering value for money, says National Audit Office
February 2012
Criminal Records Bureau system deal awarded to Kent council
Buckinghamshire county council awards deal to fellow south-east England authority for hosted database for Criminal Records Bureau applications
Live Q&A highlights: Can shared services really deliver?
We round up our experts' opinions on whether shared services can really deliver
St George's trust leads £400m ICT procurement
Healthcare trust collaborates with eight NHS trusts to purchase ICT including electronic patient record and administration systems
September 2011
South-west police share crime system
An initiative among the region's police forces is taking shared services into the murky area of organised crime
Shared services and the law
A body of case law is helping to overcome some of the legal barriers to shared services
West Dunbartonshire rejects shared service
Scottish council turns away from Clyde Valley venture
August 2011
Lambeth council tenders for shared ERP
Identity and Passport Service reveals new online plans
