Auditor backs OGC savings record
28 August 2012
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has beaten its savings target of £1 billion since its inception in 2001, but some departments still lack procurement strategies, according to the National Audit Office.
In its report, the NAO, which surveyed 86 departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies responsible for more than £15 billion of spend, noted that the OGC helped purchasers to save £1.6 billion through its advisory and consultancy work.
Nine departments account for 85 per cent of these savings, it added.
Among the departments that could hold...