West Mercia Supplies (WMS)

WMS is a member of the Pro5 Group of Professional Buying Organisations. The Pro5 Group have a combined purchasing power in excess of £2 billion and are set to offer local authorities outstanding deals in key markets following a historic agreement to work together.

Under these arrangements, the Pro5 Group will identify and promote the best deals for local authorities, including those offered by other professional buying organisations.

West Mercia Supplies is a purchasing consortium owned by four member authorities - Herefordshire Council, Shropshire County Council, The Borough of Telford and Wrekin, and Worcestershire County Council.

As well as offering a ‘one stop shop to schools and colleges', providing an extensive range of high-use office and educational products, WMS also supplies local government offices and other non-profit-making organisations.

WMS started out as Shropshire's Supplies Division, a government review in 1981 judged Shropshire to be one of the top ten purchasing operations in the country despite its relatively small size.

Building on these foundations, WMS was formed in 1987 when Shropshire County Council and Hereford and Worcester County Council set up a joint committee to oversee procurement.

For further information, please visit www.westmerciasupplies.co.uk