Case Study: South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils achieve £1m+ finance savings with Capita One

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Council - Customer Case Study

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils faced pressure to do more for less and wanted to future-proof their finance services by cutting costs, automating manual processes, streamlining operations, and improving resilience. They partnered with **Capita One** to deliver a shared transactional finance service across both councils.

**Capita One** implemented a joint, state-of-the-art finance system covering purchase orders, invoicing, receipting, reporting, and automated payment workflows. The partnership has generated over **£1 million** in savings, reduced debt over 30 days old by **£800,000**, raised invoice payment within 30 days to **99%** at both councils, improved purchase order take-up to **47.92%** and **63.15%**, and increased BACs payments while reducing cheque usage and processing costs.

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Council

David Buckle

Chief Executive