OGC guides to assess council buying standards_2
17 August 2012
New guidelines to help local authorities and central civil government purchasers meet procurement targets have been published by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC).
The Procurement excellence guide allows local authorities to rate their departments on a scale of zero to five on almost 100 questions about their procurement strategy.
“The guide is a precursor to effective benchmarking in local authorities,” Paul Passemard, OGC procurement adviser told SM. “It also ties in with ongoing best-value reviews and the...