Many local authorities across the UK are using their P-cards to buy goods from Amazon.co.uk. This is sometimes because there is an unrecognised need, gap or broken process within a council that is resulting in officers following the path of least resistance to get work done. In our personal lives we benefit advantage of next day delivery, competitive prices and excellent customer service.

Why shouldn’t officers have this in their professional lives too!

Now they can with Amazon Business for Local Government.

In addition to the many obvious benefits that are available through this route, councils are able to use tools like Amazon Business for Local Government to influence and support smaller businesses in their local areas as well as a circular economy through their own buying habits.

The platform also provides enhanced visibility and control alongside the possibility of reducing commodity costs, which can also help form part of budget deficit plan.

If you or your colleagues would like to find out more please contact ab-uk-gov@amazon.co.uk