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The CRS (developed by NIP Ltd.) has now been live for two years across the London Boroughs following an earlier implementation by the Procurement Agency for Essex (PAE). All boroughs have registered users on the system allowing them read and search access to not only their own contracts but also to those of other LCE authorities. At the start of April 2008 over 3,200 contracts, valued in excess of £4 billion, had been loaded by the London Boroughs as well as over 370 by the OGC Buying Solutions (these OGCBS contracts are available for everyone to view at www.contractsregister.com).

The Service has been significantly enhanced during 2007, particularly to support the identification of potential opportunities for contract alignment and delivery of shared services. A public version of the Pan London Contract Register was launched in May 2008 and is already generating lots of interest for SMEs and local firms. The public version can be accessed at www.londoncontractsregister.com.

This solution is ideal for any groups of public or private sector bodies that wish to enter into collaborative working arrangements and ensure that contract information can be shared for reasons of alignment, shared usage, negotiation and the development of supplier relationship management strategies.

"We are pleased to find that Kingston can join this initiative with minimal extra work as we already maintain a publicly viewable contract register. The LCE register will allow significant additional benefits for the Council in providing valuable search, report and download functionality. It will also facilitate forward planning and collaborative working and the associated efficiencies through access to harmonised, comparative information across London."
Justine Bringans, Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames

The CRS is developed and hosted by New Information Paradigms.