Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Lisa Bibby, BSF Strategic Programme Director
‘BPG is very flexible. We started out with a health check, but this was soon extended, as BPG was very willing to adapt its standard health check to meet our needs… more
High Peak Borough Council, David Johnson, Assistant Chief Executive
“Best Practice Group has a real impact. I’d encourage any local authority wanting to manage large IT… more
Steve Sewell, Head of Informatics, North Cumbria NHS
“Working with BPG has saved us a lot of time in clarifying contracts, and eliminated many of the grey areas in our contract negotiation… more
Gareth Bott, Head of Finance & IT, Ashfield District Council
“We engaged Best Practice Group to help with a corporate procurement that had no natural lead area… more
Jayne Bacon, e-Learning Manager, Colchester Institute for Higher Education
“When I first moved to the Colchester Institute, I was put in charge of a set of contracts I didn’t feel were delivering… more
Jon Warlow, Interim Head of Finance, Blaby District Council
“Blaby is not looking just to buy a new financial system, we are looking at modernising… more
Eugene Madejski, Professor of Advanced Procurement Studies, Thames Valley University (CIPS qualification)
“Having met the BPG team at a Conference, I could see the benefit of sharing their knowledge with my students… more
Alison Wilson, Contracts and Procurement Manager, Devon & Cornwall Constabulary
“Best Practice Group has provided the Force with clear, balanced and assessed guidance on the content of critical IT system contracts… more
Mike Goodwin, Chief Executive, North East Derbyshire District Council
“BPG has helped North East Derbyshire District Council in many different ways. First, we asked them to undertake a Preliminary Risk Assessment… more
Tembane Msipia, Systems Accountant, Blaby District Council
“I think BPG’s Preliminary Risk Assessment workshops should be mandatory… more
Catherine Leddy, Director of Corporate Resources, Derbyshire Dales District Council
“We have had excellent advice and practical assistance from BPG in relation to a complex and substantial IT implementation… more
Nicola Woods, Director of e-Transformation, Parliamentary ICT, Houses of Parliament
“In order to build generic awareness of the benefits and risks of the OJEU Competitive Dialogue procurement process… more
Neil Roberts, Head of Information Systems, Brighton & Hove City Council
“In order to meet a very demanding Social Care and NHS systems integration requirement for adult services… more
Mary Fairman, Assistant Solicitor, Derbyshire Dales District Council
“Would I recommend other Councils use BPG? Yes, and I’m not just saying that… more
Derek Walker, Assistant Head of ICT, Hillingdon Borough Council
“I’m more than ready to recommend Best Practice Group. Any public-sector organisation will have contract… more
Kevin Nacey, Head of Finance, Somerset County Council
“Even when you think you have a good relationship with your systems supplier, are you sure you’re getting the best deal you could get?… more
Phil Colledge, Head of Finance, Derbyshire Dales District Council
“The most important things BPG gave us were expertise & perspective… more
Beth Hague, Corporate ICT, Hillingdon Borough Council
“BPG’s approach is radically different to traditional government procurement. It’s about… more
Neil Roberts, Managing Director, Change Delivery Limited (Advisors to the Houses of Parliament)
“As an independent organisational change consultant, my work always involves some element of contractual review… more
Mike Goodwin, Chief Executive, North East Derbyshire District Council
If you want to be excellent you have to mix with the best. In the past five years we have invested over £5 million in new IT solutions… more
Tony Glew, Chief Information Officer, Westminster City Council
When the council started to review its provider’s 1500 page service contract we discovered that numerous uncontrolled changes and additions had been made… more
Dawn Tumbridge, Interim IT Change Manager, Westminster City Council
“We were not receiving the quality of service that Westminster City Council expected from our ICT provider… more
Nigel Armitage, Senior Manager for Investigations, Kirklees Council
The shared service advice has already proven to be extremely valuable and we expect this to continue as our service becomes used by more authorities… more
Caroline Hastings, Director of Strategic Procurement, States of Jersey
“Services were excellent – Delivered a holistic service that took account… more
