# Traded Services Review

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Buckinghamshire Council](/buyers/buckinghamshire-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Ameo Professional Services Ltd
- Award value: £47,200
- Tender value: £47,200
- Award date: 27 September 2020
- Published: 13 April 2021
- Contract start: 28 September 2020
- Contract end: 31 December 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: c9fa89ed-8643-4c9b-825f-9485c2cdbb36-428324
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1d2498f6-e408-4d5c-a978-a3a30febdfb9

## Description

The Council is currently providing a wide range of support services to schools, academies, social care settings, charities, SMEs and other local authorities\. However, there a perception that our traded services operations do not contribute positively to the Council's financial bottom line\. This review is urgently required to assess: 1\)\. Is Traded Services a viable/sustainable model? 2\)\. Does Traded Services deliver value for money? 3\) What is the true cost to deliver Traded Services? This review aims to provide a robust and well evidenced set of recommendations on how to take Traded Services forward in a more sustainable way\.

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- [Chalfont St Giles Junior School](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-be157243-8b6e-4077-8a10-7adbceb85037): Buckinghamshire Council
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- [Support for Better Buckinghamshire CSC review](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-53ebeb2e-76f0-4168-9c41-60d7fd0b9c07): Buckinghamshire Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9fa89ed-8643-4c9b-825f-9485c2cdbb36-428324)