Collaborative Food Procurement Programme
The food category team works with public sector organisations on the provision of food and food services in a collaborative and pro-active manner to achieve value for money efficiency savings, improve sustainability and to enhance this service to consumers.
Energy
The constant challenge faced by public sector organisations in cutting energy purchasing costs while at the same time needing to address environmental and sustainability issues.
Fleet
The fleet team supports and promotes best practice and better value deals on fleet that encourage collaboration across public sector organisations.
Construction
OGC aims for government clients to be regarded as ‘clients of choice’ by the construction industry, in so doing delivering more reliably sustainable construction projects at best through life value for money.
Travel
The Buying Solutions Travel Services framework agreements provide a comprehensive range of booking services, which have been established to accommodate the needs of the UK public sector business traveller.
Facilities Management
The Facilities Management Category team have transferred to the Government Property Unit within the Shareholder Executive of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Collaborative Procurement mark
The Collaborative Procurement (CP) mark has been developed as a visual and easy way to signpost where procurement practitioners can find agreements, guidance and best practice that supports the governments procurement programme, leading to value for money savings.
Professional Services
Our temporary staff team supports the use of collaborative arrangements and works with organisations to reduce the costs of engaging temporary staff whilst maintaining or enhancing service delivery and mitigating risk. Our consultancy team aims to help customers get better value from their expenditure on consultants.
Information & Communications Technology (ICT)
The ICT Team works with public sector organisations and suppliers on a collaborative approach with the aim of improving value for money and delivery.
Office Solutions
With effect from 25th June 2007 Buying Solutions took over responsibility from OGC for the strategic and operational delivery of the category. OGC will be supporting sponsor organisations through providing category management expertise, programme management and assurance, performance management, and legal & policy advice.
Virtual Programme Management Office
The Virtual Programme Management Office (VPMO) is a forum for sharing practices in pan-government collaborative procurement and providing management information on collaborative procurement projects.
