Lancashire County Council has published a cost-benefit review confirming that its 2022 migration to LibreOffice across 6,500 desktop users has saved approximately £1.2 million in Microsoft Office licensing fees over three years. The authority reported initial compatibility challenges with macro-heavy spreadsheets in the finance department but described the long-term transition as a success. The Document Foundation highlighted the case study as a model for other UK councils considering similar moves.

Source: PublicTechnology.net