Alan OramProgramme Manager

Welsh Purchasing Card

Strengths Weaknesses

Opportunities Threats

England

The way forward for P Cards

P Cards - Strengths

Easy Cheap Savings Collective Follow my leader/keeping up with Jones Supplier acceptance Proven

P Cards - Weaknesses

Easy Cheap Savings Collective Follow my leader/keeping up with Jones Supplier acceptance Myths and Misconceptions

WPC Users Wales Total WPC Users %

Local Authorities(County Councils)

22 19 86

Higher Education 12 10 83

Further Education 25 19 76

Health Authorities 9 5 56

Fire & Police Services 7 5 71

Assembly Government Sponsored Bodies

15 13 87

Others - 24 -

P Cards - Opportunities

Easy Cheap Savings Collective Follow my leader/keeping up with Jones Supplier acceptance Proven, global platforms

P Cards - Threats

Savings Alternative/competing technologies Supplier acceptance

P Cards - Is there a future?

Yes - but will be a long way from today’s ‘walking plastic’

Needs to be competitive for user and supplier

Most of all it depends upon people…..not products

It is up to you

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