OGC raises e-commerce stakes with new projects
2 April 2012
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has raised the stakes for e-procurement in central government with two major projects: an e-tendering pilot and a new executive agency for online purchasing.
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will run the six-month OGC TenderTrust e-tendering pilot with technology from TrustMarque International. Nine departments are taking part, including the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency and the Inland Revenue, said David White, the project’s manager.
“We need to see it will do what it is supposed to do, whether RBS and...