There are 410 local authorities in England and Wales. Employing over two million people, these local councils undertake an estimated 700 different functions. There are also 32 councils within Scotland and a further 26 in Northern Ireland.

Over the years there was a myth created that local authorities did not use finance solutions to acquire operational equipment. This really is just a myth, as from photocopiers to transport fleets, finance has become increasingly important for the procurement of IT equipment.

The need to manage budgets effectively lends itself to using a finance solution to acquire a wide array of equipment, for example kitchen refurbishments, school buses, air conditioning systems … the list is endless.

Reality Finance has the knowledge and experience of providing finance solutions for local authorities. If you are an approved supplier to a local authority, Reality Finance will work with you to create a solution to suit the needs of the authority in question. Or if you are part of an authority’s procurement team why not let us become part of your finance supplier matrix and ensure that you get the effective use of your finance solutions?