You and Us
OGC's remit was formally extended to include the Ministry of Defence (MOD) at the end of 2004. Since then we have been working with the MOD to support a range of delivery related activities within the MOD.
For more information about the MOD itself, the all about defence site talks about the MOD, its people, history, organisation and publications, including Defence News.
Procurement, Programme and Project Management
OGC owns procurement policy on behalf of UK government as a whole. We provide generic guidance and products that defence personnel are welcome to use in addition to what is available from MOD sources.
- Smart acquisition initiative to improve acquisition of defence capability
- Defence Estates including rationalisation and disposals
- How MOD supports the UK Sustainable Development Strategy
- MOD Private Finance Initiative Policy
- The New EU Procurement Regulations and UK procurement policy
- OGC Risk Allocation Model for project strategy and procurement
- OGC generic advice for senior managers on projects and programmes
- OGC generic advice for project team members
- eAuction services for the public sector from Buying Solutions
For Suppliers
Those supplying the defence sector can find useful information froma number of sources:
- More about doing business with defence
- Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO) supports overseas government contracts with UK suppliers
- The latest MOD Contracts Bulletin
- Defence Contractual Terms and Conditions (DEFCONS)
Skills and Professional Development
The MOD invests heavily in the training and development of staff involved in defence delivery activities. Project and programme management capability are included in the MOD's core competency framework and performance partnership agreement. We provide generic skills advice for procurement and project and programme management professionals across the public sector, which defence personnel are welcome to use in addition to what is available from MOD sources.
- Programme Management and Leadership Courses from the Defence College of Management & Technology
- MOD Defence Academy
- MOD Performance Partnership Agreement (2004-06)
- MOD's Core Competency Framework (PDF)
- Improving your professional procurement skills via the Government Procurement Service (GPS)
- Improving your professional Programme and Project Management (PPM) skills via the (PPM) Specialism
OGC GatewayTM process for programme and project assurance
We are working with the Director General Management and Organisation (DGMO) towards MOD authorisation to perform OGC Gateway independent peer reviews of defence projects and programmes.
Get Better Value from your Business Services
The MOD, Cabinet Office, OGC and others are working to develop an effective internal market for sharing common corporate support and business services, such as HR and payroll.
