About Us
Leading transformation through procurement and co-operation
At STAR, our purpose is to provide a high quality procurement and consultancy service for the organisations we work with, that delivers real and tangible transformation and improvements. We do this through living our Responsible Procurement Strategy, adopting a Category Management model, behaving in an ethical and responsible way, and championing social value.
Since our inception in 2014, we have consistently helped our Partners realise significant achievements year on year:
2019 / 2020 & 2020 / 2021 & 2021 / 2022 Achievements
Savings of £42.4m
On average, social value returns of 28% on awarded contracts
On average, 4 x Return on Investment
High spending with local businesses
£1.2bn of influenced spend per annum
1st Local Government Procurement team to achieve CIPS Corporate Ethics Mark
Quality Management System in operation
Robust spend data driving compliance
Our Business Plan
Our Business Plan for 2021-2024 sets out further how we support our Partners and Customers through five clear and measurable objectives:
- Delivering Commercially
- Supporting Communities
- Build Collaboration
- Provide Confidence
- Be Courageous
Our Partners
Our Partners include Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford Councils, as well as NHS Tameside & Glossop, and NHS Trafford CCGs, who govern STAR through a Joint Committee.