Office of Government Commerce (OGC)
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is an autonomous office of the Treasury, and works with public sector organisations in order to help them get the best value for money when placing contracts up for tender. The Office of Government Commerce supports initiatives for:
- Better relationships between suppliers and providers
- Sustainable procurement
- eProcurement
- Using smaller businesses as suppliers
The Office of Government Commerce represents Britain in the EU and seeks to aid public sector organisations apply European rules of procurement at home.
SOPO
SOPO (the Society of Procurement Officers) offers advice to local authorities throughout the UK on procurement services, encouraging local authorities to make government contracts available for tender.
BiP Solutions host and manage SOPO’s website on their behalf. The site provides access to:
- Contact databases
- Archived and live contract information
- Key public sector news and reports
- Online discussion forums
- Supplier lists
- Contact details
The SOPO site aims to encourage knowledge transfer and facilitate networking between members, thus meeting the society's objectives of promoting the development of strategic procurement in the UK.
